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Schwartz: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal

Schwartz: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
[Announcements] Posted Mar 10, 2010 14:34 UTC (Wed) by corbet

Jonathan Schwartz writes about patent attacks, and Apple's attack on Android in particular. "Having watched this movie play out many times, suing a competitor typically makes them more relevant, not less. Developers I know aren’t getting less interested in Google’s Android platform, they’re getting more interested - Apple’s actions are enhancing that interest." He also says that Microsoft tried to shake down Sun with patent claims on OpenOffice.org.

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