Comments on: Too Bad Cavemen didn’t have Patents! http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:45:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: modifoo http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-52213 modifoo Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:49:17 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/#comment-52213 Pity that the video is no longer available. Yeah, yeah. Copyright. Pity that the video is no longer available.

Yeah, yeah. Copyright.

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-45458 Douglas Karr Wed, 16 May 2007 18:47:14 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/#comment-45458 Johnathon Schwartz, CEO of Sun, <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/what_we_did" rel="nofollow">commented on his blog</a>, paraphrased: great companies innovate... they don't litigate. Johnathon Schwartz, CEO of Sun, commented on his blog, paraphrased: great companies innovate… they don’t litigate. ]]> By: Douglas Karr http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-45453 Douglas Karr Wed, 16 May 2007 18:22:01 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/#comment-45453 Linus Torvalds <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199600443" rel="nofollow">had a fantastic response to the accusations of Microsoft</a>. Paraphrasing Mr. Torvalds, the only reason why Microsoft actually <em>can</em> sue Open Source is because the 'source is open'. Imagine how many patents Microsoft is violating if the opportunity to view their core code could be accomplished! Linus Torvalds had a fantastic response to the accusations of Microsoft. Paraphrasing Mr. Torvalds, the only reason why Microsoft actually can sue Open Source is because the ’source is open’. Imagine how many patents Microsoft is violating if the opportunity to view their core code could be accomplished! ]]> By: Slaptijack http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-45451 Slaptijack Wed, 16 May 2007 18:05:04 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/15/too-bad-cavemen-didnt-have-patents/#comment-45451 It sounds to me like the viability of all software patents is coming under question sooner rather than later. Perhaps Microsoft wants to get something for it's patents while it can? It sounds to me like the viability of all software patents is coming under question sooner rather than later. Perhaps Microsoft wants to get something for it’s patents while it can? ]]>