Well, well, well
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| Author | Content |
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| cabreh Oct 07, 2010 12:05 AM CST |
I am totally opposed to software patents. But, in this case, all I can say is: Let those who live by the lawsuit, die by the lawsuit! Two words spring immediately to mind. First word: poetic Second word: justice |
| r_a_trip Oct 07, 2010 12:26 AM CST |
Wouldn't that be "poetic injustice"? |
| cabreh Oct 07, 2010 12:29 AM CST |
Actually seeing Apple lose it's challenge would seem like true justice to me. Now if they didn't run around suing everyone else I would be supporting them. Since they are as good at being a patent troll as any true patent troll company I give them no sympathy whatever. |
| jezuch Oct 07, 2010 12:48 AM CST |
On the other hand, a "small technology company" receiving $600+M from three, from what I can see, trivial software patents... ugh. |
| feistyfeline Oct 07, 2010 1:17 AM CST |
if you cant beat them bankrupt them through software and trivial patent lawsuits. |
| golem Oct 07, 2010 6:15 AM CST |
I keep wondering how much of an outrage it will take to get software patents outlawed. Maybe this is it. |
| tracyanne Oct 07, 2010 6:21 AM CST |
@golem, I doubt it. It will get a lot worse. |
| jacog Oct 07, 2010 6:27 AM CST |
If you outlaw software patents, then only outlaws will have software patents! Oh, no wait... that's a different debate. Moving along... |
| tracyanne Oct 07, 2010 6:29 AM CST |
Quoting:If you outlaw software patents, then only outlaws will have software patents! It will still be safer fro the rest of us, as typically they only use them on each other. |
| caitlyn Oct 07, 2010 6:37 AM CST |
I agree with tracyanne. The patent nonsense will only get worse. If a court upholds the patents Microsoft is using in their suit against Motorola I shudder to think how bad things could get. |
| Bob_Robertson Oct 07, 2010 6:48 AM CST |
My position on patents of any kind is no secret, I'm not surprised about how awful this whole spaghetti mess of statutes and court decisions is getting. I agree with Tracyanne, they won't be shot down, yet, and it will get much worse. |
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