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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by blumkvist on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:20AM (#6652636)
This is according to some moral code or what? The world doesn't abide a set of moral rules. Rules are made by people who can't win without them. You can't tell everybody to stick it and start entering several industries at once. In the real world you have to be cooperative, as well as persistent, because you are not the only 800-pound gorilla.
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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by sgift on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:46AM (#6652724)
> Rules are made by people who can't win without them.

What's that? The official motto of all bullys and anarchists?

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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by nzp on Friday November 01, 2013 @07:58AM (#6653062)
Anarchists? I'm sorry, but how about learning what that word actually means?
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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by blumkvist on Friday November 01, 2013 @07:51AM (#6653038)
When I come to think of it, I might indeed sound like pro-anarchi but I don't share any political or religious views, rather try to accept things for what they are. Rules are nothing but conditioning. Attempting to give moral and ethics questions an ultimate answer bounds that group of people to go radical and crash with reality.

Nothing extreme could ever work. It's an equilibrium with lots of different sides that change their weight with time. Another manifestation of this is the mafia. It is present in every society in History. It's a human flaw. Rather than ignore it and pretend it's not there, maybe we should talk about it.

Understanding other people's position and making compromises is key if sustainability is your primary goal.

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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by air on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:50AM (#6652734)
Well, if you want to label good guys and bad guys, you need some rules to judge them with. In this case the moral code for me is that software patents are bad and whoever abuses them is in the wrong.
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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by MaysonL on Friday November 01, 2013 @07:21AM (#6652973)
No,rules are made by people who can enforce them.
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