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Old 08-26-2012, 07:31 PM   #40
BWinmill
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
This is good news for anyone who likes good tech devices. If 4 years of design work can be copied by another company in 3 months, you won't get carefully designed devices at all.
That is a statement based upon ideology, rather than evidence. While it may be true, there are also plenty of counter examples that suggest that it may not be true. Consider royalty free patents, open source, or even scientific progress.