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They made it a standard. GSM branched off years ago for this exact reason. Phones currently work with two different ones. More importantly, point me to the c
by mises 8y ago
They made it a standard. GSM branched off years ago for this exact reason. Phones currently work with two different ones.
More importantly, point me to the clause in the Constitution that says, "unless other people really really want it". If any thing, would restriction of a standard not promote a competitor? For years, h.264 licensing was necessary. Now we have AV1.
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- GeekyBear 8y agoAs part of the standards setting process, Qualcomm voluntarily entered into a binding legal agreement to license those patents that are necessary to implement the standard to any competitor who wanted a license, and to license them under FRAND (Fair, Reasonsble And Non Discriminatory) terms. Should contracts only be legally binding until you no longer like the terms you have agreed to?
- abfan1127 8y agoApple entered into a contract until it didn't like the terms, then just quit paying...
- dodobirdlord 8y agoThe patent clause is a pretty vague and open ended statement, and is clear that (a) it's giving Congress the ability to regulate something (b) to promote the common interest. Common standards are useful, so Congress has chosen to create patent regulation that prohibits refusing to license certain essential patents to your competitors.
- ac29 8y ago> They made it a standard. Phones currently work with two different ones. Which 2? If you mean GSM and CDMA, they're effectively dead (yes, I am aware legacy 3G networks are still in use some places). LTE killed them both.