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Software patents reduce the number of features, they reduce the number of products (thus reducing competition), and they block compatibility between software packages. | Software patents reduce the number of features, they reduce the number of products (thus reducing competition), and they block compatibility between software packages. | ||
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| + | The cost of all these patents has to be paid by someone, often the users. | ||
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| + | Software Freedom Law Center estimates that, since Microsoft has had to pay more than $4 billion due to patent suits, the users have ended up paying $20 per copy of Microsoft's Windows operating system.[http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2007/patent-tax.html] | ||
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Revision as of 22:25, 19 March 2009
Editing How does this affect computer users?
Software patents reduce the number of features, they reduce the number of products (thus reducing competition), and they block compatibility between software packages.
Higher prices
The cost of all these patents has to be paid by someone, often the users.
Software Freedom Law Center estimates that, since Microsoft has had to pay more than $4 billion due to patent suits, the users have ended up paying $20 per copy of Microsoft's Windows operating system.[1]
