Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 Patents...

[1454]

Originally Posted by Recursion

LOL!! You have a clue about what you're talking about. If it weren't for patents, nobody would be spending millions on R&D to develop new technologies. Providing the incentive to invent v. the public benefit of inventors publicly disclosing their know-how ... those are the two interests. Yeah, I guess the people who drafted Art I, Section 8 of the US Constitution were just dumb-asses ... you can re-write it all since you seem to understand this stuff so well ... and maybe you have a cooked ROM to share too...

That is not what I said. But you don't think Apple more than paid(and made millions) for the R&D they put into the Iphone in two years? You seem to be basing my intelligence on something very trivial. And for the record I don't fully believe in the constitution, because it has lead us down the road to where we are today. Have you ever read to Articles of Confederation? It makes the Constitution look like the Communist manifesto. No, I don't claim to know it all, never will. But you seem to think you do. And what the hell does understanding how to write code have to do with what I originally wrote? No, I can't, nor do I want too. I already have enough on my plate without learning how to write code. Please from now on spare all of us from your narcissistic attitude.

P.S. I guess you're smarter than two economists from Washington University in St. Louis?
It is a government created monopoly, therefore IT HINDERS innovation. No monopoly on earth drives innovation, nice try though. How's that public education working for you?

[Recursion]

Originally Posted by 1454

That is not what I said. *** You seem to be basing my intelligence on something very trivial. *** No, I don't claim *** your narcissistic attitude.

P.S. I guess you're smarter than two economists from Washington University in St. Louis? It is a government created monopoly, therefore IT HINDERS innovation. No monopoly on earth drives innovation, nice try though. How's that public education working for you?

Uh, thatz what I read. Your words are the bases, if you think theyre trivial, then so be it. Yeah, I know you dont claim things. Narcissistic attitude...nope. Rather, your blanket statements were fun to read.

Monopoly ... exactly right. That is EXACTLY what patents and copyrights are. But there is an exchange...the inventor or author makes a public disclosure that becomes public domain after the limited monopoly period expires. Why would an inventor publicly disclose something that she or he could retain FOREVER as a trade secret ... the ONLY reason is that there is patent protection. Okay, so how about no more public teachings ... all good technology is kept secret forever. Not a good scene ... my comments were just because you made blanket statements without knowing the full picture.