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So it was not justice - just predatory capitalism finding out that there is always a bigger fish. Cloudflare wasn’t doing that from goodness of their heart, the
by ozim 2y ago
So it was not justice - just predatory capitalism finding out that there is always a bigger fish. Cloudflare wasn’t doing that from goodness of their heart, they were protecting their own profits.
- shawabawa3 2y agoI'm sure it would have been cheaper (in the short term) for cloudflare to have just paid off the troll, like everyone else does It's absolutely a public service for them to have fought them
- SllX 2y agoBeating a patent troll in court is predatory capitalism? I think you’re forgetting Sable was the aggressor (aka the Plaintiff), and they lost their suit in a court of law. Nobody is obligated to roll over and show their bellies if they can win against an unjust lawsuit.
- floydnoel 2y agopatents are granted by the government. hardly seems like a problem with capitalism.
- account42 2y agoNewsflash: Property rights (including imaginary property i.e. artificial monopolies) are all granted and enforced by the government. As is currency.
- lazide 2y agoBwahaha, seriously? Next you’ll be calling someone shooting a burglar ‘predatory capitalism’ because hey, a house is capital and they were protecting it! And they totally could have let the burglar with a gun leave peacefully, or something.