And who can compete harder than a company full of money and people? With those kinds of resources, they are sure to beat you to the punch and there will be nothing to stop them from beating you to a releasable product. In order to be first, you will have to release a trash version first and then polish it later.
There doesn't seem to be a winning hand here. The patent office has already started us down this road and it doesn't appear that we can backtrack or take another path. All our options seem equally bad. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Ricky Clarkson <ricky.clark...@gmail.com>wrote: > If you go bankrupt does that release your IP? I'm guessing you could > build up some resources than mount a counterattack later. > > Not that I'm in favour of software patents; my opinion is that if > another company can copy your product then compete harder. > > Please do not feed the lawyers. > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Kevin Wright <kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > 2011/8/10 Cédric Beust ♔ <ced...@beust.com> > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM, phil swenson <phil.swen...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> btw, you can recoup your costs by building good *products* that > >>> customer want to buy. > >> > >> Of course, but what if $BIG_COMPANY copies your product and releases it > >> two months after your own for free, just because they have the money to > do > >> so? > >> Does that seem fair for you? > > > > It already can & does happen under the present system. > > The big company simply needs to throw enough lawyers and countersuits at > you > > so that it becomes financially untenable to continue pursuing any > > litigation. At the very least, they'll keep you crippled with legal fees > > just long enough for you to go bankrupt, then their problem is solved. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com www.sellerstoolbox.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
