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by adminscoffee 1709 days ago
patents hold the world back
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nix23 1709 days ago
Especially software patents are an absurdity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPKtMTjXHg

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nikanj 1709 days ago
Yes but no. Patents also make it somewhat possible to challenge FAANG et al, if you come up with a novel idea.
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dTal 1709 days ago
I don't agree. Patents constitute a serious moat for FAANG et al - sometimes because they can afford to license the silly patents, sometimes because they themselves hold the silly patents (like Amazon's patent on one-click buying).
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