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ssp on March 10, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Unlimited Detail Wants To Kill 3D Cards

That argument only works if you assume they can make their products without infringing on any of ATI's or NVIDIA's patents.

justinsb on March 10, 2010 [–]

Or, far more likely, that ATI or NVIDIA license the IP, or buy the company to get the IP.

That doesn't happen without a patent, and that's what patents are for... To ensure that the big players can't simply steal the game-changing idea you've been working on.

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