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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Notice how I was talking about the entire IP system and why it is flawed? And how "companies" was pluralized? It is flawed for everyone. I also admitted I would do the same when in charge of any company, otherwise I wouldn't be operating in my shareholder's best interests (and my wallet). The talk of Apple is only there because that is the topic of this thread. Back in the day, I was frustrated with the various patent sitters that held decade old patents on broad engineering concepts (without proof of concept or product in the marketplace) who were suing RIM continuously.
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I was referring to this post:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpos...0&postcount=22
Apple isn't the only corporation suing mom and pop shops. They also pay royalties to Nokia and others on each device sold because of patents. All I'm saying is that they're not the only company slowing down innovation through patents.
However, I wouldn't be surprised if they had the largest group of staff dedicated to developing ideas for patents and applying for them.
Then again, they have the biggest bankroll to attempt to make those ideas a reality.