The way I read it, Cedric is expressing an opinion, not a fact - so you shouldn't shoot him down for arriving at a conclusion that you've inferred.
On Tuesday, 19 June 2012 16:15:14 UTC+1, rgoers wrote: > > > On Jun 19, 2012, at 7:48 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not to mention your view is pretty insulting to China. Do you really >> believe there is no innovation over there? >> > > Of course not, it's just that if you survey the software companies > regarded as being the most innovative over the past decades, you will > probably find that a crushing majority originated in the US and very few in > China. > > This shouldn't come as a surprise: since there is no patent pressure, the > incentive to innovate is minimal: just copy whatever you want, add your own > touch and call it a day. > > > Once again you leap to a conclusion without any evidence whatsoever. You > ignore the effects of communism and just assume that lack of patents is the > reason. Please provide some proof that there is any relationship > whatsoever that any lack of innovation that may exist in China is primarily > or solely due to patents. > > Ralph > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/gIL7oNHuStQJ. 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.
