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Comment by mhb

18 hours ago

Or because the possibility of profits incentivized invention.

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outside1234  17 hours ago

All three of these theories can be true

  • TeMPOraL  14 hours ago

    In which case the market is working as intended.

    • Dylan16807  11 hours ago

      If all three are true then the market is 2/3 working as intended and 1/3 held back by patents that aren't being licensed out enough.

      1 reply →

    • ezfe  14 hours ago

      Is someone saying otherwise here?

      3 replies →

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