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Originally Posted by Ekaros
Problems is that things like steering wheel couldn't be used by anyone else if developed now if I understood right. What is after joystick, buttons, switches, what after those? What about other ideas like indicators, gears and so on. Just the interface... When the most obvious and best ways are exhausted, we are left with clunky user interfaces...
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Cars weren't always steered with steering wheels. Many features of modern cars were patented, and only used by others under licence. Until the patents expired.
Patents also ensure that multiple solutions are tried, and when the patents expire the best are universally adopted.