The VP8 wars heat up ... again
The VP8 wars heat up ... again
Posted Apr 5, 2013 15:49 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (guest, #1954)In reply to: The VP8 wars heat up ... again by marcH
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Comparing the amount of money spent on lawyers and lawsuits versus R&D is enough experimental proof.
Proof that patent law never stimulates innovation? I don't see how, so I think you're arguing some point other than what has been made in this thread so far.
If the system worked the former would be far smaller.
So maybe the proposition (which has not been proposed) you're disproving is "the system works."
It's only in Math that logic is enoughI don't think you're thinking broadly enough, because everyone's life is full of accepting proofs based on logic alone. You buy a coffee maker from a local store based on the proposition that it will be compatible with the electrical outlets in your kitchen. What is your proof that it is? Not experimentation; just a series of logical inferences. And you believe in the logic enough that if someone suggested stores normally sell appliances that are for a different voltage than what is used in that country, you would demand some pretty strong proof of that.
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