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I'm no fan of software patents either, but nowadays it really can be a matter of company survival. If some big, entrenched player starts picking on you with the
by goldfish 16y ago
I'm no fan of software patents either, but nowadays it really can be a matter of company survival. If some big, entrenched player starts picking on you with their patents, and you don't have anything of your own to defend with or cross-license, you're in bad shape.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
- guelo 16y agoThat's fine but the question was about what you will do when competitors start copying the features, patents is a bad answer to that.
- redthrowaway 16y agoThe question was actually, "how are you going to protect your intellectual property and keep competitors from imitating you?" Patents is a fine answer to that.