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Why I was wrong about Microsoft (by Glyn Moody)

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40hz:
^ How's that old saying go? Something like: it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission- and a plea for forgiveness is also much more likely to be granted?

Looks like somebody found a business use for it's wisdom.  ;D

zridling:
Even Google agrees on how how horked the patent system is:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/patents-and-innovation.html

"The tech world has recently seen an explosion in patent litigation, often involving low-quality software patents, which threatens to stifle innovation. Some of these lawsuits have been filed by people or companies that have never actually created anything; others are motivated by a desire to block competing products or profit from the success of a rival’s new technology. The patent system should reward those who create the most useful innovations for society, not those who stake bogus claims or file dubious lawsuits. It's for these reasons that Google has long argued in favor of real patent reform, which we believe will benefit users and the U.S. economy as a whole.

"But as things stand today, one of a company’s best defenses against this kind of litigation is (ironically) to have a formidable patent portfolio, as this helps maintain your freedom to develop new products and services. Google is a relatively young company, and although we have a growing number of patents, many of our competitors have larger portfolios given their longer histories."

40hz:
Like f0dder said: FUBAR, mate.

Edvard:
^ How's that old saying go? Something like: it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission- and a plea for forgiveness is also much more likely to be granted?

Looks like somebody found a business use for it's wisdom.  ;D
-40hz (April 05, 2011, 09:04 AM)
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That nugget of wisdom has a pretty good pedigree, actually:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

zridling:
Microsoft wants different standard in patent fight
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20051900-75.html#ixzz1IvADkQau

"Microsoft filed a legal brief late today arguing that the court shouldn't require it to offer "clear and convincing evidence" to overcome the traditional presumption that patents approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are valid."

Oy.

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