Maarten, I'm glad Joe stated his opinion its an important reminder that business matters. Its easy to get lost in the technology side of things and forget about the bottom line. Under the current laws the companies have every right to bring suit. They should do what they feel is necessary to maintain their business advantage and protect their IP.
Yes the current system doesn't work as well as it could. Joe said that at least the terms were too long. I think the goals of the patent system was to protect innovation and the research I've seen says that software pattens stifle innovation more than encourage it. I don't what the answer is. The whole gene patent thing certainly smelled afoul. A gene is something that occurs naturally and patenting it is like patenting the fact that Canada is north of the US. Also regarding his Apple bias, I don't think its such a problem. He goes out of his way to say he is biased before just about every statement he makes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
