Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:20:38 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HAL must die! Message-ID: <4D82A556.3000309@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinO0cGB5kS7bJTXg5JTh601stvR-X6z7nR-eXEm@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061251530.95312@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <il2qar$ka1$1@dough.gmane.org> <20110307162153.0463fa73@atmarama.net> <AANLkTikrA3U9HDMQ%2BFekZzhOuM9q53k7jr3yvy9MLbeP@mail.gmail.com> <20110307170014.GB65289@guilt.hydra> <4D7FE8E1.90600@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20110315203753.55f1ec3b@scorpio> <20110316004351.GA6614@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTinGrDYBtYgw=38wCdCVLu_pWsij3djrm=5BDUV5@mail.gmail.com> <20110316180938.GA10333@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTinToezY70h611GV_9TKnAu7KGoi0dq5bU8cec27@mail.gmail.com> <4D815D0A.8050404@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <AANLkTinO0cGB5kS7bJTXg5JTh601stvR-X6z7nR-eXEm@mail.gmail.com>
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On 03/18/11 03:35, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Da Rock > <freebsd-questions@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. > Ha! You're right. I should have mentioned that management would have to have a longer term, particular socially responsible view of things.
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