Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC

Re:Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC by michaelkeenan on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @04:08AM (#1163741)

Paul Graham wrote an essay on software patents in 2006. I found it helpful to get an overview of the wider issue:

http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html

I wonder whether this part is relevant:

"When you read of big companies filing patent suits against smaller ones, it's usually a big company on the way down, grasping at straws. For example, Unisys's attempts to enforce their patent on LZW compression. When you see a big company threatening patent suits, sell. When a company starts fighting over IP, it's a sign they've lost the real battle, for users."

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Re:Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC by loganfrederick on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @08:09AM (#1163981)

Paul's thoughts are in the right direction. To extend his writing (to apply to this situation), if a company starts fighting over IP, it's a sign they've lost the battle for users or fear that they will and are attempting to preemptively kill the competition.

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