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I believe he is talking about the kind of mutually assured destruction that keep companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and IBM from suing each other. They a
by keypusher 15y ago
I believe he is talking about the kind of mutually assured destruction that keep companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and IBM from suing each other. They all hold a ton of patents, and while they may infringe on each others patents from time to time, they keep it to a minimum and nobody pursues it due to the possibility of retaliatory patent action where both parties lose. Much like the Cold War.
- azakai 15y agoYes, perhaps that's what he meant, and he said "patent trolls" by mistake. In any case, that is not really a case of patents being put to good use. They might help you specifically, as a defensive measure, but only because of all the bad uses of patents overall.
- xtacy 15y agoYes, that's what I meant, and I used the wrong term. :) I agree; it merely illustrates the flaws in the system that we have.