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If you patent it, Apple will look at all the patents your app is infringing and do their app anyway. If you decide to sue them, they'll get back at you with all
by patrickaljord 15y ago
If you patent it, Apple will look at all the patents your app is infringing and do their app anyway. If you decide to sue them, they'll get back at you with all the patents you're infringing. Remember, patents are only useful for patent trolls (who don't sell software and therefor can't get sued) and for huge companies who have enough patents and money to retaliate.
- kenjackson 15y agoHas that ever happened? I've seen small companies sue large ones -- but I must admit I've never seen a large company retaliate.
- ansy 15y agoRelevant: http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/ http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artis... EDIT: I should clarify it's relevant because of the Kodak case at the bottom. Kodak got away with suing Sun because it was so "small" in the software industry Sun couldn't use any of its own patents defensively to prevent the suit from going to court. Conversely, Apple and Sun never got into a slug-fest because each side infringed on so many of the other's patents that neither side could get an advantage. To get back to my original point, getting a patent will make you an acquisition target. Not because you can sue Apple when it copies you. But because Apple has the pockets to sue Google when it copies you.
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- kenjackson 15y agoThanks for the edit. Sometimes context makes all the difference in the world. I deleted my other post that focused on the size of Sun.