Great breakdown of Google’s patent post by Harry McCracken.
It is fairly amazing that one poorly constructed post has managed to turn Google from a sympathetic figure in all of this into a jackass/crybaby hybrid.
I think the idea behind the post was right, it’s just that Google tried to be specific without being specific enough (and without vetting at least one crucial thing). Perhaps they should have taken the most general, common-sense approach and simply taken a stand against bullshit patents.
Of course, they can’t really do that with a straight face while they’re trying to buy 8,800 new ones at the same time.
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