Comment by horsawlarway | Hacker News Reader

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But there is plenty of evidence, you simply ignore it and then make claims based on your evidence-less "insider" knowledge.

Wired discusses patent restriction here: https://www.wired.com/2016/05/get-ready-world-covered-electr...

Just look at the relevant patents still being filed by the company here (mostly trash): https://patents.justia.com/assignee/e-ink-holdings-inc

See patent suits across the globe - Germany: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/03/02/german-court-fi...

Here is the position for their patent lawyer, who actively discusses their "offensive and defensive" actions around their patents: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-bean-0988645

Here are articles discussing the 115k yearly buy-in for their tech (https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/european-inventor/fin...). And note - if you're not large enough to discuss that with them, they usually won't even bother responding.

Wonder why 2016 saw a rapid increase in EPD devices? It's because they lost that 2015 case in the EU.

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So your whole argument boils down to - "they don't do the volume". Which is true but meaningless: Clearly there is demand for these devices, why is the volume not ramping up to match? And I'm saying "Patents and IP restrictions". What are you claiming?

> But there is plenty of evidence, you simply ignore it and then make claims based on your evidence-less "insider" knowledge.

Lets go through the "evidence" you've provided.

> Wired discusses patent restriction here

It doesn't. That paragraph is a quote from Yashar Behzadi, the disgraced ex-CEO of Popslate that stole the money of their indiegogo funders. "Popslate shuts down after raising $1m on Indiegogo". http://oaxis.com/en/popslate-shuts-1m-indiegogo/

> Just look at the relevant patents still being filed by the company here (mostly trash)

I'm not going to debate that with you. But I'm sure you'll consider a patent filed by IBM on linked lists as innovative?

> See patent suits across the globe - Germany:

Yes, good, they lost a patent suit against a 3rd party buyer. I think that indicates the legal system is working properly.

> Here is the position for their patent lawyer,

And what is wrong with that? What exactly is objectionable there?

> Here are articles discussing the 115k yearly buy-in for their tech

Except you've managed to confuse E Ink with the MIT MediaLab Consortium. "MIT Media Lab's News in the Future group and its Things that Think consortium, which consists of about 40 companies, including Microsoft and other heavyweights. Each of the participating corporations paid up to €115,000 per year and thus obtains the right to use any patents awarded to MIT without paying additional royalties. "

> Wonder why 2016 saw a rapid increase in EPD devices? It's because they lost that 2015 case in the EU.

I haven't seen such a rapid increase.

I remember you used the term "bullshit" to describe my opinions. I've read through your initial claims that were presented with such confidence that any reader would assume they were gospel truth. It is clear to me now that Dunning Kruger is quite in effect with your claims.

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