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> > Namely, 5,000 patents filed over the past few years and an enormous base of talent and capital to work with. > It was mentionned in the keynote as well...s
by PinguTS 3y ago
> > Namely, 5,000 patents filed over the past few years and an enormous base of talent and capital to work with.
> It was mentionned in the keynote as well...should Apple really brag about their patent minefield in a field that is in need of more players and more efforts to push it forward ?
That I didn't understood. Should that be a message to the competition? What should that tell me as a developer? What should that message tell me as a consumer?
As a consumer may I don't care how many patents are there. Because I don't have a benefit at all.
As a developer may it means, that a develop for a consumer base, but it is hard to predict how big that will be. Competition needs to work around those patents or will not exists at all because of possible licensing fees. So, should I start development or not?
- Cymrukicks 3y agoThe message is to shareholder/investors;"This is defensible, We have moat".
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- LexGray 3y agoHaving a patent moat is also a message to the consumer. Apple has had promised features pulled because it ran into somebody else’s patent minefield and it can affect device price considerably. Having a software update pull features for legal reasons is also a terrible experience.
- cloverich 3y agoMany non software folks I meet look at patents as a sign of ingenuity, a reward, and evidence of successful creations / engineering. Its not viewed as a negative. It also suggests Apple's version will be better than others, for a long time, because all of the good parts are patented. (It makes me sick to the stomach personally)