Originally Posted by
fitirpaldi
You can be an as*****e, just dont expect people to treat you nicely.
Dahon is known for patenting stuff other better more clever people designed/invented but didnt have enough money to patent.
I dont care what "the corporate people do" I am customer and I care for what is right and wrong, who makes the products I use and how they are made, and I hope Tern comes out on top and puts Dahon out of business.
Like I said, you get what you give.Dahon had it coming.
Edit: This is not a computer forum, its a folding bike forum. But if you are interested in Apple vs Samsung I recommend 9to5mac.com
I don't think you really get my point with the Apple vs Samsung analogy. It is currently well known for Apple to issue cease and decease order into any business it deems threatened to its legal and intellectual properties; which includes mom & dad shops. We have other big corporate entities that do this outside of the computer industry. Food, water, etc you name. Seemed to me like you've lived in a cave for all this years.
Suffice to say, anyone can pay a license to use patented technology to be incorporated into their own designs. Why do you think some people or company file patents and concepts but MAKE absolutely no widgets?!?
I hear the same song and dance with people that blame big companies for ceasing innovations due to existing patents. Let's not forget that Dahon and Apple at one point in time were young companies which faced similar issues against the bigger corporations of the past. It's all relative. Today, they are leaders of their own markets. There are no excuses for their success!