> > I predict that it will be really ugly. Fortunately, there are Open
> > Source friendly companies like IBM, so with their patronage, Open
> > Source can succeed. Should they turn face, ugly will be an
understatement.
> Agreed, but did you know: [that IBM is the world’s most prolific patenter]
Yes. Hence the observation that the patrongage of companies like IBM would
be essential. If patents are granted, the only way to combat them is with
other key patents. It becomes a war to see whose portfolio is larger and
has more keys that can be used to force someone else to let you use their’s.
--- Noel
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