Tuesday 12 October 2010

Same o Same o and the Perverse Role of Patents in the Electronics Industry

Patents are supposed to encourage r and d that leads to real innovation.  When you hear what Microsoft patents are supposed to protect it's like children in kindergarten fighting over the pinkyness in candy floss.  Why in the world do we have patents nowadays anyways one has to ask?  Ask in all seriousness!  They do little of service in the modern world that rarely invests in true protection for small patenting concerns.  No!  It's probably fair to say we would see better products and more innovation without patents at all!    

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4209250/Microsoft-sues-Motorola-over-smarthphone-patents

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