Stop talking about "Software Patents" as being special

Posted Nov 8, 2012 21:19 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: Stop talking about "Software Patents" as being special by dlang
Parent article: Let’s Limit the Effect of Software Patents, Since We Can’t Eliminate Them (Wired)

Coca-Cola is a bad example. A good lab can easily reverse-engineer Coca-Cola's formula, with moderate expenses.

It just makes no sense to do this. Nobody would buy your drink if you market it as: "Tastes exactly like Coca-Cola!"