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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by speckledjim on Monday July 18, 2011 @02:16PM (#2777423)
At the end of the day though all software patents are bogus, trivial, and stupid. (And I'm listed as inventor on a dozen).

We should spend energy abolishing them rather than debating how they work.

just my 2c

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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by tptacek on Monday July 18, 2011 @02:23PM (#2777453)
I agree with this, but, as a nerd, I have a hard time letting go of people who construct arguments like the one that roots this comment thread.
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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by CamperBob on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:01PM (#2779141)
You can start by just saying "No, thanks," to those $1000 patent bonuses at your company.
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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by tptacek on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:51PM (#2779256)
That's nice. You'll be out the $1000, and with some likelihood you'll still be forced to help file a patent; the boilerplate IP clause in many (most?) California employment contracts requires patent support, as I found out the hard way 11 years ago.
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