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		gred 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges > I have a few really good hardware ideas, but I don't believe I could ever market them fast enough and far enough to make it worth spending the R&D to make them happen. Isn't this why patents exist?

gleenn 10 days ago [–]

Yes, but China or one of the many other countries that don't respect US patents could care less.

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