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Re:Apple Acquires FoundationDB by wesleyy on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @07:46PM (#9260366)
Well if we're in an ideal capitalism society, if what foundationDB created was really of such tremendous value, somebody will come along and do the same thing.
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Re:Apple Acquires FoundationDB by bbulkow on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @10:12PM (#9260891)
And no one will buy the product, they'll expect awesome for free, and the company will go for a song. Why expect a different outcome the second time?
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Re:Apple Acquires FoundationDB by Karunamon on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @11:10AM (#9263442)
Because people are not rational animals that follow predictable mathematical models. Too many variables to say it'll be the same again.
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Re:Apple Acquires FoundationDB by jsprogrammer on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @09:59PM (#9260849)
Not if they were able to encumber it with patents.
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Re:Apple Acquires FoundationDB by Nullabillity on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @05:54AM (#9261957)
And then even more work will be pointlessly duplicated.
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