On 09/12/11 06:35, Johnny A. Solbu wrote: > On Friday 09 December 2011 04:31, Kamil Rytarowski wrote: >> Some people like me more care about their wallets than patents. > > If you don't care about patents you don't care about your wallet either. They > are more closely linked that most people will admit. >
Yep, but let's not get too religious over this and count everyone holding software patents (I guess you meant those Johnny) as trolls. Software patents are in most cases used as bargaining chips or protection to avoid being caught in lengthy legal disputes with other holders of software patents. And these agreements might reflect in the cost of the products, as Johnny points out. If we do give in and are reluctant to implement functions covered by some US patents, then we're in fact validating the current situation and playing by their rules. – Olav
