Reply to thread If patents are such a bad measure why do people pay IBM 2 BILLION Dollars a year for access to their patent portfolio see [link] They obviously think they are not worth much emm Yes some companies try to inflate their numbers so that in any cross-licensing deal they can claim to have x more patents than the other vendor. So Patents is not a PERFECT measue, But at the end of the day when you are talking such large orders of maginitude difference the imperfections are negligable. Plus as I said people are prepared to pay very large sums of money to cross license so at least some people agree with me. Jwoody on 14/09/06 11:41PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] Please login before posting a comment. Use the form on the right to do so or create a free account.

Search the archives Today's featured article Prototype affordable Braille display in development A low-cost computer-controlled Braille board has been prototyped by a RISC OS-using university student. Undergraduate Edward Rogers hopes to sell his completed units for as little as 200 quid each to schools and families to allow more blind children to continue learning Braille. And he said he wanted to launch his venture using RISC OS-powered kit before offering a package for other platforms.  10 comments, latest by epokh on 27/6/09 12:49PM. Published: 22 Nov 2008 Random article Select 3 online release Goodies in hands of users, albeit beta  57 comments, latest by diomus on 21/05/03 5:45PM. Published: 19 May 2003 Useful links News and media: Iconbar • MyRISCOS • ArcSite • RISCOScode • ANS • C.S.A.Announce • Archive • Qercus • RiscWorld • Drag'n'Drop • GAG-News Top developers: RISCOS Ltd • RISC OS Open • MW Software • R-Comp • Advantage Six • VirtualAcorn Dealers: CJE Micros • APDL • Castle • a4 • X-Ample • Liquid Silicon • Webmonster Usergroups: WROCC • RONE • NKACC • IRUG • SASAUG • ROUGOL • RONWUG • MUG • WAUG • GAG • RISCOS.be Useful: RISCOS.org.uk • RISCOS.org • RISCOS.info • Filebase • Chris Why's Acorn/RISC OS collection • NetSurf Non-RISC OS: The Register • The Inquirer • Apple Insider • BBC News • Sky News • Google News • xkcd • diodesign

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