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I would get excited about this... if e-Ink weren't a horrible company.

• Enginerrrd 6y ago
  I'm unfamiliar with their criticisms. Can you elaborate?
  • Shared404 6y ago
    They're famous for patent-trolling and disrupting anyone elses effort's to do anything with the tech. Kind of like Halloween Document era Microsoft, but for e-ink display's instead of PC's.
    • robinsoh 6y ago
      > They're famous for patent-trolling and disrupting anyone elses effort's to do anything with the tech I work in the display industry and have never heard of this. I don't see any data showing this either. Could you show us what you are basing your claims on? Am I missing something?
      • notRobot 6y ago
        Maybe not patent trolling exactly, but: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779
        • Shared404 6y ago
          That is what I was referring to. I was inaccurate with my wording, my apologies.
          • robinsoh 6y ago
            I challenged that post. You can see my reply asking for any proof and they never replied. I work in the industry. I've attended SID and hung out both with competitors and partners of EInk and I've never ever heard of any of the things that person is claiming. I'll repeat my request for evidence again. " Wow, that is a very serious allegation. But I googled and googled and googled, and found not even one such lawsuit. I also see competing tech like Clearink. Could you show us proof that what you claimed about "buried by their lawyers" is actually occurring? "
            • Shared404 6y ago
              I've already stated that I was inaccurate with my wording. When I stated "Kind of like Halloween Document era Microsoft", I was referring to their apparent willingness to use the legal system to shut down competition. As for evidence of "one such lawsuit", there is this link. The only source provided 404's, but given that it's a government website that appears to have gone through a redesign, that's not shocking: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/03/02/german-court-finds-e-ink-patent-invalid-files-in-favor-of-trekstor/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/03/02/german-court-fi... Most of my information on the topic so far has come from HN and reddit. That being said, what is being said on HN/reddit does appear to match up with what's going on, at least from the consumers perspective. Edit: Add apparent
              • robinsoh 6y ago
                > Most of my information on the topic so far has come from HN and reddit. That being said, what is being said on HN/reddit does appear to match up with what's going on, at least from the consumers perspective. Sigh.... I give up. Please read my post history if you genuinely want an industry perspective on these matters.
    • SquareWheel 6y ago
      They invented the technology. Enforcing their patent isn't an example of patent trolling.
      • Shared404 6y ago
        Good correction. Patent abuse sounds like a fair description though, at least in my mind. I'll be more precise with my words next time.
        • SquareWheel 6y ago
          Cheers. I appreciate your positive attitude.