OK, I admit it. Software patenting is a less than an attractive topic! It’s intricately bound to the purposefully Byzantine world of law, fortified with ideological dogma, and liberally coated with political scheming. There are so many reasons to stick your fingers in your ears, shut your eyes and hum to yourself “I’m in my [...]
Entries from July 2009
When Three Tribes Go To War
July 28th, 2009 · 9 Comments
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Why We Need Software Patents
July 14th, 2009 · 40 Comments
As an IP-intensive industry, IT is facing a unique challenge. We’re in a state of IP flux. There is intense debate over how we define and allocate the assets of an industry generating well over US$3 trillion revenue globally.
My biggest concern with this debate relates to software and business methods patents. Specifically, that we [...]
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Shut Up Google, Just Shut Up – You Had Me At Hello
July 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments
It’s like a scene straight out of Jerry Maguire. Google has rocked up at the operating system party, looked lovingly into the eyes of the IT community and proclaimed, “you complete me.” And boy, has the IT community been completing them since.
I didn’t think it was possible to surpass Apple Computer in the ability to [...]
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