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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 09:00 AM EDT |
This is a very perceptive observation. Innovators don't want to be blindsided by
obvious patents. Patent trolls (like Oracle now) are parasites trying to suck
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 09:15 AM EDT |
I am not sure that "stopping innovating" is the key factor
on when patents become important in a company.
My view is that it is behavioral and atmospheric. A
smaller company with great ideas is idealistic and wants to
make cool things work. Their mission is one of idealism
and dreaming - they have an idea which might change the
world. Even more than "do no harm" - it's more of a "let's
do something original and fun and cool".
Eventually, if the company is successful, the company grows.
And the 'suits' (i.e. lawyers, deal makers, business
development consultants) suck the breath out of the creative
atmosphere and start trying to mold a 'business' out of a
dream.
Once that happens, the whole mission of the company changes,
from an intellectually satisfying pursuit to a chase for
dollars. And ideas get quantified and patented and the job
is no longer creative.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 10:19 AM EDT |
What does "Innovating" mean?
It's a buzzword that has crept into our language, which, as best as I can tell,
means: "Taking other peoples inventions and doing things with them, without
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- Innovating? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 10:34 AM EDT
- Innovating? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 10:29 PM EDT
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