On Aug 9, 2011, at 4:20 AM, Josh Berry wrote: > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 4:08 AM, Fabrizio Giudici > <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1. We're all pissed off by e.g. the Oracle-vs-Google suit (and the others, >> but let's focus on an example). Potentially, it is destructive because it >> could stop Android. But so far did it stop Android? It doesn't seem so. I've >> seen major Android releases going on, and sales going on. If it is arranged >> as most of people things, it will just end up in money exchanged between >> Google and Oracle. What really hurts me is that at the end of the process >> lawyers are making lots of money basically out of void. But this is a wider >> argument; for instance, I'm pissed off by excessive money made by actors, >> singers, soccer players, etc. It's just another problem. > > I don't think it is too hard to say it is slowing it down some. If > I'm a manufacturer, I better have some really broad patents in my > portfolio with some pricey lawyers to use them aggressively against > the likes of Apple if I want to try and release an Android. And note, > this is not just a US problem. I seem to recall there is an > injunction to not sell the Galaxy in some country.
There is no question it is slowing it down. Google made a $4 billion bid to purchase Nortel's patents and made a deal with IBM to purchase 1000 patents [1]. It doesn't take much thinking to conclude that Google could have easily spent all that money on R & D instead of purchasing patents solely for the purpose of defending itself in patent litigation. Ralph [1 ]http://www.newsy.com/videos/will-purchase-of-1-000-ibm-patents-protect-google/ -- 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.
