Re: Gates Patents Flipping a Light Switch

[Stefaan A Eeckels]

On Sat, 15 May 2004 16:59:08 -0400
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Are you expecting the laws to be applied differently for different 
> companies?  Patents are something that anyone can take advantage of.  
> Little guys can use them to keep big guys from walking all over them.  
> Big guys use them as a way to stay big.

Little guys might not be able to afford patents. 
Does anyone have an idea how much it costs to get
a software invention patented?

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Stefaan
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