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Clicking through the Verge links it sounds like Peloton had a patent that Flywheel infringed on. We'd need to do a lot more reading to have on opinion on that
by xsmasher 6y ago
Clicking through the Verge links it sounds like Peloton had a patent that Flywheel infringed on.
We'd need to do a lot more reading to have on opinion on that case.
- gkoberger 6y agoHere's the best article I could find on it: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdz7v/project-magnum-flywheel-peloton-patent-lawsuit https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdz7v/project-magnum-fly... I agree that Peloton had a patent. My argument isn't a legal one (clearly, legally speaking, Peloton was in the right). I just think it sucks.
- stefan_ 6y agoThese are the patents I assume: https://patents.google.com/?inventor=john+foley&assignee=peloton&oq=john+foley+peloton https://patents.google.com/?inventor=john+foley&assignee=pel... They are as absurdly simple as you would expect, so I assume Flywheel simply didn't want to/had the money to fight this. Like, here is the ultra-obscure "KETTLER World Tours" in 2018 having you race online against others on archived footage retrieved over the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YfhyDrp5Yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YfhyDrp5Yg
- toomuchtodo 6y agoIs there enough prior art to bust the patent? I’d be interested in donating to the EFF specially to invalidate this patent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Busting_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Busting_Project
- maxerickson 6y agoA person can have an opinion on patents that isn't specific to a particular patent or claim.
- zucker42 6y agoI think there's a solid argument that patents are generally harmful, especially patents of software or non-revolutionary product features, so I think you can form an opinion. If we embraced copying a little more I think our society would be better off.