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If it weren't for patents, they likely wouldn't have spent $40million developing it. Someone would reverse engineer it and then launch a Kickstarter and sell it
by gavazzy 12y ago
If it weren't for patents, they likely wouldn't have spent $40million developing it. Someone would reverse engineer it and then launch a Kickstarter and sell it without having to spend the R&D cost.
- tdaltonc 12y agoThat's what academic engineering labs are for. The state foots the bill, and everyone gets to share in the progress.
- crocowhile 12y agoThey did not spend $40M to develop it. The development came from tax-payer money given to their lab at UNC through classical funding streams. Sequoia put in $40M to make a business out of it, which is a very different goal.
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