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That seems intuitively wrong. $4 billion across all public companies? Apple makes more than 10 times that on its patented inventions yearly...
by ericd 14y ago
That seems intuitively wrong. $4 billion across all public companies? Apple makes more than 10 times that on its patented inventions yearly...
- Joeri 14y agoBut how much of that revenue would they miss out on without patents, taking crosslicensing out of the picture? I suspect very little. People buy iphones for the whole product's look and feel, not for any specific feature. It's a myth that software must be protected through patents. Copyright and trade dress law is sufficient.