Comment on A new PlayStation controller patent showcases a controller with no physical buttons

Muffi@programming.dev ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s only a patent

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And generally speaking, the point of a patent is…?

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    • Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Stifle innovation? A patent doesn’t mean anything will be made. But it does mean anyone except the patent owner won’t be making the patented thing.

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      To license the idea to other people who want to do something with it?

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