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This sort of benefit in software can be realized with much shorter terms. A 5 or 10 year term would accomplish pretty much all the same benefits. 25 years is
by cogman10 2mo ago
This sort of benefit in software can be realized with much shorter terms. A 5 or 10 year term would accomplish pretty much all the same benefits. 25 years is just way too long for software.
- dlcarrier 2mo agoThe benefit comes from no one ever using the earlier inferior versions.
- cogman10 2mo agoCorrect. 5 years is long enough to kill off inferior standards and let superior ones blossom.
- mrheosuper 2mo agoif it's inferior, why does it matter if it's 5 years or 25 years ?
- stonedivot 2mo agoWhy do you think it always only takes 5 years to develop some superior technology? 5 years seems like a short enough time frame that a company would rather just wait out the patent than invest heavily in R&D in the off chance they come up with a viable alternative (that now of course THEY can only protect for 5 years)