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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by logfromblammo on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @09:57AM (#15284611)
The consumer hardware only needs to last 20 years. After that, the Navy can surely make their own, as any patents run out.

The Navy will need to write their own firmware anyway.

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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by benji-york on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:46AM (#15285658)
The US government has excluded itself (and its contractors) from being liable for patent infringement. See http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=28... for details.
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