Stephan_

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   Apple is making a version of the iPhone 4 for Verizon(nytimes.com)

   3 points by Stephan_ 16y ago|0 comments
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   by Stephan_ 16y ago

   However, in that case there was a warrant by the Federal Court of Justice authorizing the tracking.
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   by Stephan_ 16y ago

   But where is your direct evidence that software patents have anything to do with the US being "one of the most innovative software producers"? I'd also argue that it's mainly copyright law and trademarks that prevents the kind of product pi
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   by Stephan_ 16y ago

   How often have you heard or read about a piece of software that someone developed only because it could be protected by a software patent, about a software innovation that would have been too costly to develop if it couldn't be protected by
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   by Stephan_ 16y ago

   Patents are meant to spur innovation and thereby improve social welfare. Just because this may work in certain industries, doesn't mean that it automatically works in other industries. There's a lot of evidence that the costs of software pa