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dnautics
on Sept 20, 2013
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Why didn't we patent the spreadsheet? Were we stup...
>I mean clearly they are more fundamental to some industries (health)
I'm not so sure - I'm founding a nonprofit to find out if this is true.
Arelius
on Sept 23, 2013
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I'd love to learn more. But I still assert that patents are pretty fundamental to the current working of the health industry, even if not fundamental to health itself (Which I think we both agree, patents are not).
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I'm not so sure - I'm founding a nonprofit to find out if this is true.