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The easy way out

The easy way out

Posted Nov 6, 2012 21:48 UTC (Tue) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: The easy way out by tnoo
Parent article: Let’s Limit the Effect of Software Patents, Since We Can’t Eliminate Them (Wired)

If I build a 20km deep mine, expending a couple of trillions of dollars, would granite from this mine be valuable? I kinda doubt it.

Putting effort into doing useless stuff doesn't produce worth, per se.


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The easy way out

Posted Nov 7, 2012 11:54 UTC (Wed) by bosyber (subscriber, #84963) [Link]

Only if you manage to market and sell it it as having value, I'd say.

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