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0 pointsdasil00313y ago0 comments

They might be dicks, but it would still be dilution of the term "patent troll" to call them that. After all, they do actually sell a product with said feature.

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fpgeek13y ago

This is why I prefer to say "patent ogre". It is clearly different, but also clear that there is a similar-scale problem.

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0 pointsdasil00313y ago0 comments

They might be dicks, but it would still be dilution of the term "patent troll" to call them that. After all, they do actually sell a product with said feature.

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fpgeek13y ago

This is why I prefer to say "patent ogre". It is clearly different, but also clear that there is a similar-scale problem.

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