Bill Gates Blackmailing Denmark

[Nicholas Buenk]

My answer was correct with the *whole* sentence that you chopped up to
change the meaning.

You were 'demanding' that the *inventor" should be 'required to do more'
to "keep up with other peoples improvements to the product" and the market
*does* take care of that because if he doesn't 'keep up' then he looses
market share just like anyone else would who doesn't 'keep up'.

No it won't, others are effectively kept out of that market niche with the
patent law. That market niche can be incrediably viable to a consumer, the
alernatives can be much weaker.

No he doesn't. He 'owns' his patented idea that is but one piece of 'the
market'.

See above.

You keep claiming that but, as I've said before, studies done on the mater
don't support your 'intuition'.

What studies?

Yes, there is. Because it was *his* damn invention.

That doesn't warrent him holding onto a patent for years and decades, a few
months for the computer industry is fair enough. There must be a middle
ground between what is fair for inventers and consumers.

What you want to do is not much different than stealing your neighbor's
crops after he put in all the work to plant and grow them, with the
'excuse' that *his* stuff is 'better' than the other's crops so you have a
'right' to steal his 'better stuff'.

No not at all, if that neighbor's crops are better than everyone elses than
he has the advantage when trying to sell them. What you are proposing is
that everyone else who tries to make equally good crops are taken to court
and fined.

 

[David Maynard]

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What studies?

Do you seriously think you're the only one who's thought about patent law
in the past 600 years?


Do some research on it. By that I mean real research and not simply the
latest conspiracy theory propoganda.

 

[Jon dough]

Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes
not so great) words of knowledge:

What I find interesting is that monopolies are not legal in this
country (US ). Where is the competition to Microsoft ? Please don't
say Linux.

Apple is a much bigger monopoly than microsoft ever was. Microsoft only
makes software (and some hardware accessories), but if you want a mac
computer or os you HAVE to got through Apple.

I am referring to an OS that will run the majority of windows
programs.

You're being stupid. This is like asking why a GMC water pump wont work on
a toyota.

Bill has the software manufacturers and hardware manufacturers doing
what he wants. If they want to sell their product IT MUST BE ABLE TO
RUN UNDER WINDOWS.

This is more of a sply and demand thing. If Hardware manufacturers want to
stay in business they must create hardware that is compatable with the most
popular OS.

Back in "the old days" you had a choice of an os. There was PC Dos,
MS Dos, C-Dos plus a few others I don't remember. Bill managed to get
rid of all the "threats".

Because he is a better business man. They others couldn't compete.

Where were our "illustrious" government watchdogs while this was going
on ? Where are they now ? Are they doing anything ? Nope, Bill owns
them.

The guvernment can go **** themselves. The biggest monopoly in the US is
the United States Government. They are also the most incompetent Monopoly.
BTW, have you noticed that every time the Government has broken up a
"monopoly" it has resulted in higher prices. Do some research and stop
making a fool out of yourself.

 

[Nomad]

Apple is a much bigger monopoly than microsoft ever was. Microsoft only
makes software (and some hardware accessories), but if you want a mac
computer or os you HAVE to got through Apple.


You're being stupid. This is like asking why a GMC water pump wont work on
a toyota.


This is more of a sply and demand thing. If Hardware manufacturers want to
stay in business they must create hardware that is compatable with the most
popular OS.


Because he is a better business man. They others couldn't compete.


The guvernment can go **** themselves. The biggest monopoly in the US is
the United States Government. They are also the most incompetent Monopoly.
BTW, have you noticed that every time the Government has broken up a
"monopoly" it has resulted in higher prices. Do some research and stop
making a fool out of yourself.

Hey dough-boy..._who's_ making a fool of himself?

 

[Bob Adkins]

While reading this, it crossed my mind that Gates could nearly BUY Denmark.
He may retire some day and buy a small country and show us how a country
should be run. It would make a very interesting reality show. <LOL>

-- Bob

 

[J.Venning]

While reading this, it crossed my mind that Gates could nearly BUY
Denmark.
He may retire some day and buy a small country and show us how a country
should be run. It would make a very interesting reality show. <LOL>
-- Bob

I didn't get to read the beginning of this thread, so I don't really
know what the fuss was all about, but I actually live in Denmark, and there
are articles in the news about Gates' wanting to patent his software in
Europe the same way he does in the U.S.
As to his buying Denmark, well forget it - Danes are extremely
nationalistic. They don't even allow Germans to own summer cottages along
the Danish coast.
J.

 

[Jon dough]

BTW, have you noticed that every time the Government has

Hey dough-boy..._who's_ making a fool of himself?

That's right, I forgot that gas rices wenbt down when standard oil was
broken up, or that my phone bill got cheaper when MaBell was broken up,
or... never mind.