Michele Comitini wrote:
The patent idea to protect further open source development with this
setup is just wonderful.
I agree!
If this works it will send a strong message to Rossi that he should stop
sitting around hatching one scheme after another. He should get serious,
file patents, sell machines, and sign agreements with big companies.
Rossi has a tremendous lead now, but it will not last forever. His
position resembles that the Wright brothers in 1908. It took them 5
years to learn how to make effective airplanes (1900 - 1905). They
thought it would take everyone else 5 years to catch up. They did not
realize that their patent plus their example -- flying in front of huge
crowds 100 m in the air for an hour more -- would spur their competition
to work much faster than they did. R&D that took them 5 years was
replicated by others in 5 months. Their designs were soon made obsolete.
I get a sense they dithered. They did not rush ahead the way their
competition did. Their patent was upheld, so they made about a million
bucks, which was a lot of money back then. People such as Lord
Northcliffe (Alfred Harmsworth) said they could have made a lot more
than that. Northcliff knew them well, and admired them. He was a savvy
businessman and media mogul.
- Jed
