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