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It could hurt some of the big guys. Whoever gets sales blocked in their biggest markets could suffer big time (or even go out of business)... That "Apple is th
by herval 14y ago
It could hurt some of the big guys. Whoever gets sales blocked in their biggest markets could suffer big time (or even go out of business)...
That "Apple is the bogey-man and they'll eat anyone that does pinch and zoom" argument is turning into a hollow fallacy. It's not just Apple and they won't sue everyone - it's an all-out war against very specific players (Google, Apple, Samsung and a couple others) that was even announced by Jobs before it happened. Not like they're moving entirely to the business of "patent trolling the world". "Innovative startups that try to disrupt anything" will be safe, IMHO... (except, of course, if "disrupting anything" means blatantly copying everything, from hardware design to icons...)
- forgottenpaswrd 14y ago" First they came for the socialists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me." I remember the days in witch patenting software or business methods was unthinkable, but now it is the "New normal". It was hard to believe at the time but is happening now.
- luriel 14y ago> "Innovative startups that try to disrupt anything" will be safe, IMHO... And you expect people to invest in business in the hopes that your "Humble Opinion" holds true? I'm sure most startups are safe from being sued by Apple... as long as they don't become a threat to their business. And of course, no startup is safe from IV and other patent trolls that are feeding this patent insanity.
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- lttlrck 14y agoThey are more likely to get bought...
- jim_kaiser 14y agoThank you for posting that. I was beginning to doubt my sanity with the sheer amount of melodramatic comments being posted on HN the last few days.