Quoth David Brodbeck on Thursday, 17 March 2011: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Da Rock > <freebsd-questi...@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > >> The problem is it'd have to be someone who's unemployed. ;) Any > >> software company is going to want to patent something that valuable; > >> they'd be failing their shareholders if they didn't. > >> > > > > Except a private company. > > Yeah, but most private software companies are trying to get bought > out by one of the big guys, in which case a good patent portfolio is > helpful. I remember hearing about one company in the 90s that > actually had "be acquired by Microsoft" as part of their long-term > business plan.
Nowadays it's "be acquired by Google." Requires less of a patent portfolio, and more creative energy. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com
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