On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:23:23 -0600
Gian Paolo Mureddu <gmureddu(a)prodigy.net.mx> wrote:
There's one thing I don't get about this... The patent holder
had
plenty of time to warn about this, especially with the immense
coverage and media OLPC has had in the last couple of years, why wait
until now? I mean, the patent holder works in the computer field, and
(unless they've been living under a rock in Nigeria) he must have
known of the OLPC and the XO for LONG time. Why not say anything
before?
Because before it would have been a lot easier for OLPC to make a
change. But now things are so far along, that OLPC may find it a lot
harder to change and will need to either prove their case in court or
come to a settlement. That's the typical strategy, wait until it's the
most painful time possible to launch your attack.
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