From: "Geo." 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
message news:4639ed60$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I wonder if this will help AMD in their battle with Intel?
>
> 'IBM will also "selectively license" the technology to partners, Kelly
> said. IBM has research efforts with No. 2 computer processor maker
> Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'

This really highlights what is wrong with the US patent system. It should
provide a way for IBM to make money from an invention but not a means of
control.

There should be a government agency like the Library of Congress that
licenses patented technology to anyone willing to pay. In order to allow
the inventor to receive a reasonable return on his labor and at the same
time maintain a free and competitive market system.

Geo.

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