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Is Big Tech’s R&D Spending Hurting Innovation in the U.S.?
- elsewhen 3y agohttps://archive.is/Mk6vb https://archive.is/Mk6vb
- moremetadata 3y ago[dead]
- data-abuse 3y agoIs the patent system hurting innovation in the US? There has been almost a complete consolidation of phone companies into a few conglomerates. There is barely any innovation in the space anymore. How many startups silently disappear because of a patent troll forcing them to?
- jart 3y agoTheir thesis is based on measuring productivity as patents filed. If I remember correctly, there was like a six month period in Google's history where they decided to care about filing for patents. If WSJ focused on that time period, then big tech productivity would be like a supernova.