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> I've written elsewhere about the dubiousness of software patents, so I don't need to explain how they have nothing to do with "innovation." Nothing to do wit
by MadcapJake 5y ago
> I've written elsewhere about the dubiousness of software patents, so I don't need to explain how they have nothing to do with "innovation."
Nothing to do with innovation? I'm not convinced. If filing more patents and spending more on R&D is not a sign of (at least a desire for) innovation, what is?
I think the biggest challenge with studying this is that how to innovate is going to be wildly different from one firm to the next. Did this study use the best general measures they could? I would say so.
- AlbertCory 5y ago> "the best general measures they could" If you can't put a number on a phenomenon that actually means anything, then saying "well, this is the best we have" is pretty weak. You also said "at least a desire for" which may be your out. I can give other metrics that have been studied, but I think the onus is on you now to justify your claim, or maybe admit that one can't define "innovation."