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While what IV has done/is doing is detestable, I think its kind of cool that an individual inventor can simply sell them an idea for money. This may have been t
by ksk 9y ago
While what IV has done/is doing is detestable, I think its kind of cool that an individual inventor can simply sell them an idea for money. This may have been the original idea behind IV, but they probably failed to generate any sales revenue without resorting to lawsuits. I do believe that once you hire lawyers, their focus will be to keep themselves employed and find somebody to sue.
- mcguire 9y agoFrom the article: "Myhrvold and Microsoft are rank hypocrites, one inventor who has sold patents to them told me. (He declined to be named.) His point was that Microsoft in its tiger years complained about the dead hand of intellectual-property law, and the costly enforcement process, but now it acquires and exploits patents to protect its monopolies."
- ksk 9y agoNot sure what point you're making. I read the article too.