<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">That seems to not be a problem for the Chinese iPhone clones - lots of people outside the US who want things cheap<br></div></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Pete Hardie<br>--------<br>Better Living Through Bitmaps</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jim Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com" target="_blank">ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 02/15/2013 02:54 PM, Pete Hardie wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Ron,<br>
<br>
While I agree that there is a need to encourage R&D, "someplace in China" etc will copy your device, patent or no and undercut you anyway.<br>
<br>
Software patents in general are of questionable pedigree<br>
<br>
Pete Hardie<br>
</blockquote>
The difference being they won't be able to sell it in the US without probably being sued.<br>
<br>
Jim.<br>
______________________________<u></u>_________________<br>
Ale mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo/ale</a><br>
See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>