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A creative example of the value of free driversA creative example of the value of free driversPosted Mar 30, 2008 22:48 UTC (Sun) by briangmaddox (subscriber, #39279)Parent article: A creative example of the value of free drivers
I think this is just an indicator of how things are going downhill in the US due to things like software patents and our seeming obsession with having more lawyers per capita than anywhere else in the universe. The interesting thing is that companies either don't know this is hurting their businesses or don't care. Creative isn't the player it used to be (which admittedly doesn't bother me after going through the Live vs. VIA problem). Even BillG isn't the world's richest man anymore thanks to Microsoft's stock slipping due to things like Vista and investors starting to wise up. We're already consumers of things instead of innovators and producers. Give it time and the EU and Asia will own us more than they do now.
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A creative example of the value of free drivers Posted Mar 31, 2008 12:56 UTC (Mon) by peterhoeg (subscriber, #4944) [Link] Creative is a Singaporean company so it can hardly be considered an indicator of how things are going downhill in the US.
A creative example of the value of free drivers Posted Mar 31, 2008 17:45 UTC (Mon) by ajross (subscriber, #4563) [Link] Nor is this kind of behavior a recent invention, sadly. The problem is endemic, and sad, but not a great example of the collapse of society.
A creative example of the value of free drivers Posted Apr 4, 2008 0:29 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link] Nor is it an example of software patents. Creative's strategy here is based on trade secrets and copyright.
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