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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:26:40 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org> Date: April 16, 2006 2:34:40 PM EDT To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com Cc: bobf () frankston com Subject: Re: [IP] more on In Silicon Valley, a Man Without a Patent At 05:44 AM 4/16/2006, Bob Frankston wrote:
If Dan and I had patented VisiCalc what would we have prevented?
They would have prevented Bill Gates from gaining obscene riches from their innovations while they were far too poorly rewarded. (It was ironic to see Bob, some years later, working for Microsoft and making a pittance relative to Gates when in fact he was a great innovator and Bill was not.) In my humble opinion, Dan and Bob should have patented Visicalc and hould have reaped the benefits from having done so. They would not have deterred innovation in any way. --Brett Glass ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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