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Google didn't bid on these patents because they were infringing - they bid on the patents so they wouldn't get patent trolled.

• axman6 13y ago
  ... if they're not infringing, then they have nothing to worry about. Are you kidding me?
  • 6thSigma 13y ago
    No I'm not kidding you - patent trolls sue looking for a settlement because fighting the suit usually costs much more than settling would.
  • smsm42 13y ago
    That reminds me "if you're a honest person, you need no privacy". It's not like there are tons of bullshit patents on everything on Earth from hyperlinks to rounded angles. Of course if you're a honest man you have never to fear from bullshit patents and the words "patent troll" mean just a character in Discworld novels who is a troll and makes living my analyzing patent applications.
  • Goronmon 13y ago
    ... if they're not infringing, then they have nothing to worry about. Are you kidding me? I'm sure their infringing. Hell, I'm sure I've probably written some software somewhere along the lines that infringes on some patent this company holds. Developing software with patents around is like pirating media. You just have to hope you don't give anyone a reason to come after you.
  • code_duck 13y ago
    You seriously are unaware of how the legal world around patents works, but come on here and decry how HN is supposedly so ignorant about patents?