Ben Scott <dragonh...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Bill Sconce <sco...@in-spec-inc.com> wrote: > > "[I]t's WWIII in the patent universe. Remember how we used to say > > that no one would ever be so foolish as to start a patent war, > > because it'd be destructive to everyone in it? Guess what? Apple > > decided on going thermonuclear, and here we are. Talk about your > > infinite loop. How wasteful is this? > > Very apt. And unfortunate. :-( The mobile tech field is an > absolute warzone right now. Just about everybody is suing just about > everybody else. It's a disaster. It's not helping the industry, nor > the public, or even the companies themselves.
Did you catch the `This American Life' episode: `When Patents Attack'? http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441 Nice explanation for people outside the industry, by people outside the industry. Transcript available at: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/transcript You can also get a copy of the audio, in the patent-encumbered format of your choice--from Amazon or Apple. -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/