On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Danny Lieberman wrote:
The simple economics are that for the entire software industry - the
cost of software patents far outweighs the economic benefit unlike
the pharmaceutical industry.
The cost == cost of writing, issuing, enforcing
The benefit == increased revenue to the company
I'll ask you the same question that I asked Shachar, "can you offer
anu objective proof". In another email I also mentioned that you
missed a large benefit, the lack of competition, and licensing fees
that would not have been paid if there was no fear of prosecution for
infringment.
Geoff.
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geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendel...@gmail.com
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