RE: Re: Pushing back the barriers and being demolished by IBM

"ron.hilton" <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:40:42 -0600
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Herculeans,

 

I think the EU and the US DOJ are both still investigating IBM on this
matter, irrespective of the withdrawal of complaints or lawsuits by private
parties. Antitrust enforcement is really the only legal remedy for a
situation like this, where a market incumbent asserts their intellectual
property (IP) to block competitive enhancements to their technology from
ever reaching the market. Having said that, the legal remedy should be the
last resort. The best remedy is a commercial one, which is to develop one's
own IP portfolio. As I have stated before on this forum, the best defense is
a good offense when it comes to IP. Has Hercules yet considered creating or
joining a software patent commons? The key would be to develop at least one
high-value patent that IBM needs or wants for their proprietary mainframe
product plans. Then Hercules would then have some leverage to induce IBM to
put their mainframe IP into the software commons for non-commercial use, in
exchange for allowing them commercial use of the Hercules IP.

 

Ron Hilton

 

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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kerravon86
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [hercules-advocacy] Re: Pushing back the barriers and being
demolished by IBM

 

  

--- In [email protected]
<mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com> , "Roger Bowler"
<rogerbowler@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected]
<mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com> , Harold Grovesteen 
> > If IBM's objective is accepted as being acquiring or demolishing
> > innovators, can one conclude TurboHercules is hoping 
> > for acquisition?
> 
> On a more serious note, no that was never the intention.

A pity we still don't know why a complaint would
be voluntarily withdrawn. I would had hoped to see
the outcome of that ruling and wished that the EU
would tell IBM that they can't claim the mainframe
to be "just another server" which only a complete
dope would fall for.

BFN. Paul.





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      <p>Herculeans,<br>
<br>
I think the EU and the US DOJ are both still investigating IBM on this<br>
matter, irrespective of the withdrawal of complaints or lawsuits by private<br>
parties. Antitrust enforcement is really the only legal remedy for a<br>
situation like this, where a market incumbent asserts their intellectual<br>
property (IP) to block competitive enhancements to their technology from<br>
ever reaching the market. Having said that, the legal remedy should be the<br>
last resort. The best remedy is a commercial one, which is to develop one's<br>
own IP portfolio. As I have stated before on this forum, the best defense is<br>
a good offense when it comes to IP. Has Hercules yet considered creating or<br>
joining a software patent commons? The key would be to develop at least one<br>
high-value patent that IBM needs or wants for their proprietary mainframe<br>
product plans. Then Hercules would then have some leverage to induce IBM to<br>
put their mainframe IP into the software commons for non-commercial use, in<br>
exchange for allowing them commercial use of the Hercules IP.<br>
<br>
Ron Hilton<br>
<br>
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<br>
From: <a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a>] On Behalf Of kerravon86<br>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:20 AM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br>
Subject: [hercules-advocacy] Re: Pushing back the barriers and being<br>
demolished by IBM<br>
<br>
--- In <a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br>
&lt;mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com&gt; , &quot;Roger Bowler&quot;<br>
&lt;rogerbowler@...&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; --- In <a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a><br>
&lt;mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com&gt; , Harold Grovesteen <br>
&gt; &gt; If IBM's objective is accepted as being acquiring or demolishing<br>
&gt; &gt; innovators, can one conclude TurboHercules is hoping <br>
&gt; &gt; for acquisition?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On a more serious note, no that was never the intention.<br>
<br>
A pity we still don't know why a complaint would<br>
be voluntarily withdrawn. I would had hoped to see<br>
the outcome of that ruling and wished that the EU<br>
would tell IBM that they can't claim the mainframe<br>
to be &quot;just another server&quot; which only a complete<br>
dope would fall for.<br>
<br>
BFN. Paul.<br>
<br>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br>
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