On 20 June 2012 20:10, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > > The case of small start ups is actually very interesting to study. > Typically, a start up gets acquired for any combination of the following > three reasons: 1) product/user base 2) talent (the team) and 3) IP > portfolio. >
So without recourse to patents, startups would have to either produce a better / more popular product, or they'd have to hire better developers (probably both). This would then translate into more investment in technology and more demand for talented programmers. Salaries would rise as a result, and less money would leave the technology industry to line the wallets of lawyers. What's not to like about this scenario? and how would it harm innovation? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "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.
