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In Its Latest Crusade, Google Takes on Patents
- joe_the_user 15y agoActually, the event described isn't Google taking on the patent system. It is Google buying a bunch of patents. And sadly, that action involves instead accepting the rent-seeking, protection-racketeering business as usual. I was hoping that Google had decided to put its weight behind some effort to invalidate software patents in general. Something like this would certainly be in Google's interest but I suspect they chickened out when they understood the forces arrayed against them. Edit: I'm happy to notice their blog post still pushes for patent reform. But this is them protecting themselves in the mean-time.
- shaggy_prime 15y agoUltimately, even though every company might be challenging the patent system, they will look forward to do so without any damage to them. It might look like Google is buying a bunch of patents, but if you actually look at it properly, its as if they are angrily buying it out and protesting in the background, not too loud which might put them in trouble!!!