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There was a time when "patent troll" ment some entity with no product…
by rimantas 14y ago
There was a time when "patent troll" ment some entity with no product…
- bryanlarsen 14y agoNeither Rockstar nor Intellectual Ventures have no product. They are the ones holding the patents, not Microsoft nor Apple. Rockstar and IV are the trolls referred to in the title. The title is accurate.
- czr80 14y agoTrue, although it's interesting to note that Google is also an investor in IV. (http://gametimeip.com/2011/05/19/the-intellectual-ventures-investment-list-an-unwelcome-revelation/ http://gametimeip.com/2011/05/19/the-intellectual-ventures-i...). Not to say I agree with any of this, but I'm always wary of how the press frames "good" and "bad" guys. The details are usually murky.
- myko 14y agoDidn't Google withdraw future support of IV for just these kinds of patent use?