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> I wonder why they still do that, seems like it only hamstrings developers. Two reasons: 1. It exposes you to patent trolls, which is fine if you have no mon
by pandaman 3y ago
> I wonder why they still do that, seems like it only hamstrings developers.
Two reasons:
1. It exposes you to patent trolls, which is fine if you have no money so they won't come after you or have too much money to bleed them dry in courts.
2. If you license third party IP (which had been the case for every console after, perhaps, Atari 2600) you are also bound by the agreement with the third party, which has its own reasons, generally related to the reason #1.