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the spoils to everyone who innovated on the transistor.
by gohrt 12y ago
the spoils to everyone who innovated on the transistor.
- gdilla 12y agoThat's what I meant. THose that generated the most value on the transistor, got the spoils - eg Fairchild, Intel, etc
- sp332 12y agoNot necessarily, unless they also got patents on their innovations.
- AnthonyMouse 12y agoYou're aware that it's possible to make money on an invention without patenting it. First to market advantage, a foothold in the market, continuing brand recognition as the go-to source for that product, a head start on the next round of innovation, increased sales across the industry as the product becomes more valuable to customers, increased sales of complementary products and services, etc.
- jedrek 12y agoOr just keeping it a trade secret, like WD-40.