BusinessWeek: Are Patent Problems Stifling U.S. Innovation? http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-171018/businessweek:are-patent-problems-stifling-u-s-innovation Posts in the discussion thread "BusinessWeek: Are Patent Problems Stifling U.S. Innovation?" - Arguments against software patents have a fundamental flaw. As any electrical engineer knows, solutions to problems implemented in software can also be realized in hardware, i.e., electronic circuits. The main reason for choosing a software solution is the ease in implementing changes, the main reason for choosing a hardware solution is speed of processing. Therefore, a time critical solution is more likely to be implemented in hardware. While a solution that requires the ability to add features easily will be implemented in software. As a result, to be intellectually consistent those people against software patents also have to be against patents for electronic circuits. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:56:21 +0000 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-171018#post-540922 BusinessWeek: Are Patent Problems Stifling U.S. Innovation? http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-171018/businessweek:are-patent-problems-stifling-u-s-innovation#post-540922 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:47:08 +0000 zoobab 2946 "Arguments against software patents have a fundamental flaw. As any electrical engineer knows, solutions to problems implemented in software can also be realized in hardware, i.e., electronic circuits. The main reason for choosing a software solution is the ease in implementing changes, the main reason for choosing a hardware solution is speed of processing. Therefore, a time critical solution is more likely to be implemented in hardware. While a solution that requires the ability to add features easily will be implemented in software. As a result, to be intellectually consistent those people against software patents also have to be against patents for electronic circuits."

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