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> I wonder if companies would do that today without heavy incentives. Didn't Tesla give away all of their patents at some point?

• mjevans 2y ago
  Offhand, they made the charging system related patents free to use because a standard charging system is a great thing for any vehicle.
  • WhyNotHugo 2y ago
    Doesn’t this fall under “commoditise your complement”? It’s good business for Tesla to do so.
  • throwaway2037 2y ago
    Dumb question. How exactly do you make something "patent free"? Do you get the patent (so no one else can troll with it), the promise not to enforce "violations"?