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This is just a start and I would point out that the MapReduce patents may be their most valuable from a "core business" perspective. This is very positive.
by jhawk28 14y ago
This is just a start and I would point out that the MapReduce patents may be their most valuable from a "core business" perspective. This is very positive.
- RobAley 14y agoMap reduce is a relatively old google tech, the world and his dog knows, uses, and deploys it. Companies can face an uphill battle enforcing patents on widely used technology (too many large entrenched users with patents of their own come to the fore to defend cases and provide war chests to others). The newer patents on tech like glass and machine learning are what are particularly concerning for todays startups, many of who are venturing into these areas, and these are nowhere to be seen in this agreement. The recent patents also have the longest shelf life and the most potential for nipping competitors "in the bud".