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Re:Software patent reform just died in the House by mathattack on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @01:36PM (#6770001)
I can believe that IBM does far more software patent lobbying than most of the firms whose core products are not directly software related

This is in part because they have a heavy patent culture, perhaps due to their legacy as a machines company.

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Re:Software patent reform just died in the House by Nursie on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @02:54PM (#6770680)
The culture is there because they make serious money from licensing. Also so if anyone comes after them for anything patent related then big blue have effectively got the nuclear option at their disposal and can wipe the aggressor off the map.
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