The End Of The CrunchPad

Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by bjclark on Monday November 30, 2009 @01:44PM (#968389)

If Arrington wasn't completely full of shit, he'd actually open source some or all of it instead of just "pushing" for it. I mean, it's a dead project right? If it's dead, then release what you've got to the community and watch someone else follow through.

Also how would he ever let Fusion Garage "jointly own" part of the IP? That sounds like a terrible idea. The only way that happens is if his "team" couldn't actually make the thing work (which is what I'm reading between the lines). So he's over a barrel because he promised WAY too much and couldn't actually make it happen.

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Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by Kaizyn on Monday November 30, 2009 @04:55PM (#968789)

The problem with open sourcing their IP is that Fusion Garage could then turn around and start manufacturing the devices, cutting Arrington completely out of the loop. They would just have to be careful that the separate Arrington IP doesn't taint their existing proprietary parts of the Crunchpad.

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Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by bjclark on Monday November 30, 2009 @08:35PM (#969063)

But if that's a problem, then he'd never open source it and just says stuff like "I pushed for open sourcing it" to excite the geeks (which is what I assume is actually true).

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