Apple has benefited tremendously from software patents. I don't think the iPhone or the iPod would be where they are today if American companies had been allowed to produce knock-offs as soon as v1 was shipped.
> > Which supports the point I was making earlier: software patent laws help > innovative companies while hindering mediocre ones. > > -- > Cédric > So why didnt European companies make fakes or did they ? Ignoring the fact that fakes appeared everywhere if you really wanted them, in the end Europe was no different from the US. -- 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.
