[ale] OT: sort of it is about OSS

[Pete Hardie]

That seems to not be a problem for the Chinese iPhone clones - lots of
people outside the US who want things cheap

Pete Hardie
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On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>wrote:

> On 02/15/2013 02:54 PM, Pete Hardie wrote:
>
>> Ron,
>>
>> While I agree that there is a need to encourage R&D, "someplace in China"
>> etc will copy your device, patent or no and undercut you anyway.
>>
>> Software patents in general are of questionable pedigree
>>
>> Pete Hardie
>>
> The difference being they won't be able to sell it in the US without
> probably being sued.
>
> Jim.
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