Maybe, but legally, there is a difference between "stealing" a concept (nothing new under the sun) and stealing (the details) how that concept is brought to market. It doesn't help that the SNOW C-team is full of people with a track record of unethical, if not illegal, behavior. That BMC isn't the only competitor suing them adds weight to the claim.
Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:44 AM, John Sundberg < john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> wrote: > ** > That is a “stolen quote” … > > Many people say that line. > > Indirectly - it is saying - nothing is invented - just new interpretations > of existing stuff. > > Take for example: http://www.google.com/patents/US7617073 > > Adding colors to elements - based on health - and then make special marks > based on a dependents components health. > > This sort of seems to be previous art. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Minard#mediaviewer/File:Minard-carte-viande-1858.png > (Looks old to me) > > > -John > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Rick Cook <remedyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ** >> The money quote: "...company founder, Fred Luddy, described his >> approach to innovation by saying “. . . good artists copy and great artists >> steal, and I’ve been a thief all my life.” Little tip: That's maybe >> not something you say in public, Fred. >> >> You may remember Mr. Luddy as part of the Peregrine gang, which looks to >> be up to their old shenanigans. Details here. <http://goog_1607741485> >> http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii-servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/# >> >> Rick Cook >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:01 AM, John Sundberg < >> john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> http://www.bmc.com/news/press-releases/2014/BMC-Software-Sues-ServiceNow-for-Patent-Infringement.html >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *John Sundberg* >>> Kinetic Data, Inc. >>> "Your Business. Your Process." >>> >>> 651-556-0930 I john.sundb...@kineticdata.com >>> www.kineticdata.com I community.kineticdata.com >>> >>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >> >> >> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >> > > > > -- > > *John Sundberg* > Kinetic Data, Inc. > "Your Business. Your Process." > > 651-556-0930 I john.sundb...@kineticdata.com > www.kineticdata.com I community.kineticdata.com > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
