[dredmorbius]

See in part: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32486570

At this point, I'm investigating the issue. I don't jump immediately to conclusions. And I'd wanted, as noted several times above, simply to understand what your own argument / evidence is.

There's also a comment in HN history by an insider using a throwaway who discusses the dynamics by which control is exercised. And it's not through specific patents, as my comment linked above notes. Quantity has a quality all its own, as Stalin reputedly said.

I'm sure you can find it with as much ease as I'd turned up your own earlier relevant comments.

I suspect we'll have an opportunity to address this question again in future.

[robinsoh]

Could you state clearly that you are not an industry insider. You simply made a claim that patents were being used to block progress, but had no specific evidence for it. Correct? Very simple and allows readers to form their own conclusion about your allegations.