more importantly, at what point did a group of folks, presumably sitting around a conference table, make the conscious decision to execute this type of strategy?
Motorola and Cisco have jumped in, and expect others with vested interests (Google, Microsoft, Apple etc) to pile on in behind and absolutely crush Innovatio. So we can hope...
I laughed at this comment but it also such a serious comment at the same time. Money is exactly the drive behind this movement.
I would back 100% the action to remove the "digital" patents from society. I think some patents are essential when people have a genuine reason to file one but such generic patents should not be granted. It's like Amazon's 1 click buy patent, it's pathetic. You should not be able to patent an action or a method but only inventions of a physical nature.
It's like eBay being granted the patent to be an online auction and no one else can do it, it's unreasonable.
The problem is, these people will only work on a patent law suit until the water runs dry, there are plenty of rivers out there so they just move on. By the time someone has said how stupid it is and stops it, they have already made a small fortune.
Motorola and Cisco have jumped in, and expect others with vested interests (Google, Microsoft, Apple etc) to pile on in behind and absolutely crush Innovatio. So we can hope...