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I was surprised that Gruber completely ignored the possible penalty to copying, the resulting lawsuits. His football analogy doesn't really stand up because you
by jbigelow76 14y ago
I was surprised that Gruber completely ignored the possible penalty to copying, the resulting lawsuits. His football analogy doesn't really stand up because you can't patent the forward pass, or if you could the opposing team runs the risk of having their win vacated if they implement it too.
The lawsuit and Sumsung's (pending appeal) loss is such a huge elephant in the room that by not addressing it, and the similar fate that the other "losers" maybe trying to avoid, I don't think Gruber really said anything of real substance.
- draggnar 14y agoRight. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the only way to protect a strategy in football is to keep it secret?
- JackC 14y agoI think this article is interesting because of Gruber's role in the conversation as an Apple fan[atic]. Samsung has been criticized from the Apple side (and by Gruber in particular) for copying Apple's innovations -- the implication being that he thinks it's good that Apple won. But Gruber is acknowledging here that a healthy marketplace includes both innovation and copying of the best innovations, and that it's at least possible that the world is better with Samsung's copying than without it. So it's directly addressing the lawsuit by acknowledging that there's a downside to Apple winning. That's no big deal for me to admit, but kind of a big deal coming from him.