On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Da Rock <freebsd-questi...@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: >> The problem is it'd have to be someone who's unemployed. ;) Any >> software company is going to want to patent something that valuable; >> they'd be failing their shareholders if they didn't. >> > > Except a private company.
Yeah, but most private software companies are trying to get bought out by one of the big guys, in which case a good patent portfolio is helpful. I remember hearing about one company in the 90s that actually had "be acquired by Microsoft" as part of their long-term business plan. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
