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A sad view of life
"How many cars are in the Indy 500 and how many "win" first
place? For every winner there are many losers. Tis the nature of
competition."

And you call all the drivers in the Indy 500, except the winner,
losers? It's one race in a season of many races, in one season of
many seasons in a career.

The difference between the example you provide and patents is
that with patents only a few teams (with patents) would be
allowed to compete setting a barrier of entry to new entrants.
What a great competition that would make.
Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 07/13/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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But, but, but.... Patents don't protect small companies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/13/05
i have a question...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/13/05
Answer  LinuxHippie | 07/13/05
works for me..  Monkey_MCSE | 07/13/05
I think they ar around 40 to 50 people.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/13/05
Great News  Richard Flude | 07/13/05
Rule of thumb...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/13/05
The "We're the only ones who can write code" club  Scottman_z | 07/13/05
If memory serves  LinuxHippie | 07/13/05
yes, DARPA provided funding...  Scottman_z | 07/13/05
follow up question  LinuxHippie | 07/13/05
to be precise  DarbyOhara | 07/14/05
Of course you can...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/14/05
A sad view of life  Richard Flude | 07/13/05
Works as it should.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/14/05
Don't be so naive  Richard Flude | 07/14/05
I don't think  michael_t | 07/15/05
Still hung up on invalid comparisons  JusPassinThrough | 07/13/05
Another useless bitty rant  JusPassinThrough | 07/13/05
U.S. definition of "small business"  BruceWheelock@... | 07/14/05
Whine all you like, it's a small business.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/14/05
Why MS needed the TOE ? Why  michael_t | 07/13/05
MS caught stealing...again!!!  bystander_z | 07/14/05
wink  bchesmer | 07/14/05
Just another day at the office for...  Colonel_Panic | 07/14/05
Another payoff!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/14/05

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