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Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by snapcaster on Monday December 15, 2025 @08:20AM (#46274140)
Yet china's economy where IP isn't respected seems to contradict your point. Why doesn't that counterexample make you change your mind on this?
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Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by secondcoming on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:30AM (#46275007)
You’re asking why Chinese companies aren’t stealing from each other?

How do you know they’re not?

Nothing happens in China without State approval so maybe the penalties for encroaching on a State backed entity are quite severe?

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Re:Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Y... by AlexandrB on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:36AM (#46275073)
He's saying the opposite:

1. Chinese companies steal IP from each other all the time.

2. The Chinese economy is growing quickly and Chinese companies are out-innovating their US competitors in many segments.

And the question then is: do strong IP protections actually benefit innovation? Because China seems to be a counterexample.

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