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Originally Posted by Carol
Which leads me to another question. why did they file this? It certainly isn't to make money for their company, or to block other companies from using the same system, which are the main reasons for most patents. What is your opinion?
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I probably shouldn't be posting anything this late, because I can barely keep my eyes open, and my brain is fuzzy, too.
Dean DID say why he filed it--something witty about patenting the idea to prevent others from using it, even though they wouldn't want to use it anyway. I think he was making a dig at the usual methods of doing business, which do NOT involve "coopertition."
I suspect other motives, though. Maybe he just wanted to see if this kind of idea COULD be patented.
So far, the actual results have been:
--to confuse some
--to amuse some
--to offend some
--to entice the U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, the Hon. John Dudas, to become involved in FIRST
Next question: What is the value of having the Hon. John Dudas involved with FIRST?