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3D printers aside (I don't know enough to comment), literally everyone I've seen who claims e-ink is held back by patents is either 1) speculating or 2) repeati
by Qwertious 6y ago
3D printers aside (I don't know enough to comment), literally everyone I've seen who claims e-ink is held back by patents is either 1) speculating or 2) repeating hearsay and can't provide a source.
Regardless of the issues with patents in general, in the specific context of e-ink it's an unsubstantiated myth until someone provides some hard evidence.
E-ink patent speculation is especially problematic because everyone on HN agrees that patents are a problem, so it sounds truthy and people want to repeat it as an example of the evils of patents.
- fortran77 6y agoEverytime "e-ink" comes up here in any context, we see people doing a hit-and-run post about patents, with nothing to back it up. I'm wondering what the real agenda is here. Is there some competitor trying to do some sort of astroturfing?
- zokier 6y agoits just a meme, and people are bitter because they love the concept of cool eink gadgets that never materialized so they want to have some scapegoat.
- dmwallin 6y agoWhat competitors?
- Teever 6y agoIs it every time? It is something that I've only noticed about e-ink posts in the last two months or so. Prior to that I've always wondered why they were so expensive. The posts that I've seen regarding e-ink and patents seem to be very persuasive.
- Qwertious 6y ago>The posts that I've seen regarding e-ink and patents seem to be very persuasive. Have you seen any comment that provides actual evidence of causality between e-ink's failure to take off and patent encumberment?