Re: Gates Patents Flipping a Light Switch

[Rahul Dhesi]

Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> writes:

>In article <slrncac935.m82.zen19725@cabalamat.cabalamat.org>,
> zen19725@zen.co.uk (phil hunt) wrote:

>> On Fri, 14 May 2004 16:45:21 -0400, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >No, I didn't overlook it.  My point is that without patents, even these 
>> >rare wins would be virtually impossible.  Patents are one of the few 
>> >weapons a small player can wield against a behemoth like Microsoft.
...
>Of course it helps Microsoft.  It helps *everyone* -- big guys and 
>little guys.

First it's a weapon that Stac wields against Microsoft.  Then, a couple
of sentences later, the lawsuit helped Microsoft.  Then, in the next
sentence, it helped everyone.

And all these inconsistent and random assertions are offered without any
proof whatsoever.
-- 
Rahul