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Is there really an example that would prove that this ever happens? Aren't patents usually just clever ways of doing things, not necessarily decisions about the
by Erlich_Bachman 8y ago
Is there really an example that would prove that this ever happens? Aren't patents usually just clever ways of doing things, not necessarily decisions about the exact dimensions/contacts/voltages/etc. All other manufacturers could easily just take patents and make their own standards based on them?
- nitrogen 8y agoAren't patents usually just clever ways of doing things One would hope, but from reading Groklaw back in the day and HN now, it doesn't seem so.
- Scoundreller 8y agoFireWire failed for its patents from Apple. Intel didn't want to develop around a port with a $1/port royalty. It took over another decade to move beyond 5V charging.
- solarkraft 8y agoIntel provided another great example of this recently: Thunderbolt 3 controllers used to cost quite a bit, so they weren't included in lower-cost devices. They saw that that didn't work out that well for them and made it royalty-free. Now it's basically the new USB standard.
- rrix2 8y ago> Now it's basically the new USB standard. Not even basically. It is USB 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB4