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jhdevos
on Sept 20, 2013
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Why didn't we patent the spreadsheet? Were we stup...
Exactly. Innovation in the field of spreadsheet programs would have completely stagnated by keeping it limited to a company that was clearly done innovating. Their lack of further innovation would only have been greater with a monopoly.
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