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Software patents are out of control. Something should be done. And that something is not to unbalance the entire battlefield in favor of Facebook. Facebook is n
by JoshMnem 9y ago
Software patents are out of control. Something should be done. And that something is not to unbalance the entire battlefield in favor of Facebook. Facebook is not looking out for the health of the ecosystem any more than they are for the freedom, independence, and privacy of their users. Large tech companies are creating environments that will stifle the ability of small companies to build new things or compete.
- chii 9y agoI'd argue that's a natural state of competition. Whenever a party reaches a dominant position, they'd use their power to stifle would be competitors (absent any regulations preventing otherwise).
- JoshMnem 9y ago> Whenever a party reaches a dominant position, they'd use their power to stifle would be competitors (absent any regulations preventing otherwise). True. "Natural" doesn't mean good. Leprosy is "natural" too.
- andy_518 9y agoAgreed it's out of control and a recent code generation patent is another example [1]. Anyone can share experience in opposing a patent? [2] [1] https://twitter.com/fehguy/status/900736518884425728 https://twitter.com/fehguy/status/900736518884425728 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15121985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15121985
- JoshMnem 9y agoI don't know. Put more pressure on tech companies to actually do something about the problem? Facebook is not really doing anything about it except making the field even more uneven (at the detriment of anyone who might have a patent that Facebook could infringe on).