24 Apr
2003
24 Apr
'03
7:23 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Brian Chase wrote:
I'm very happy with the service eBay offers to
sellers and buyers; it's
a great business idea and they've executed it very well, IMHO, but I've
little sympathy for their situation. What goes around comes around.
That's mainly the problem with the patent system today. It's used
primarily as a tool to thwart competition, rather than foster innovation.
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