Yep same sentiment. My friend group of 4 isnt playing it. Either playing throne and liberty (f2p until bored) or last epoch/PoE. Im catching up on some single player games.
Zulu
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Yeah, the "let no one else use it" portion of my comment is what i meant when you say "patent owners are generally more than happy to license their tech"
I hope ford doesn't.
And yes while patents dont grant exclusivity it gives a company the option to try and argue that a competitors version isnt novel enough. In the USA, where ford is from, patent law screwery is abounds if you have enough money. Of which Ford is backed by the US government.
Im not here to point out whether or not the patent is the issue. The problem is the spying and selling of personal data. If ford proceeds in a way that limits that exposure to the rest of car manufacturers then fantastic, even if its only in a nominal way.
I do still appreciate your refresher on how patents work though! Hope the rest of your day goes well.
Honestly good. Let no one else use that technology. Then all i have to do is not buy a ford.
That said, if you plug your phone into your car, this tech is already in place lol.
If i cant enjoy watching two middle aged men get excited about bowling a spare on a Tuesday afternoon then what are video games good for!
And its $20 instead of $15. So its actually MORE money for blizz to buy via in game gold
The stones will cry nut was how i read it at first and it got a laugh from me
This has big "ill pay $20 if it has free shipping, but won't pay $15 + $5 shipping" energy.
Id rather buy food from a restaurant that doesn't need tipping and is more expensive because they pay their workers fair wage instead of a place where the workers feel like they have to do the food service equivalent of pan handling on the side of the street.
They get paid the same. One is less dehumanizing.
Leaving your wage up to a fickle customer is hell. Getting paid less because the cooks accidentally overcooked the customers steak so they felt like they werent "treated well" or some bs is ridiculous.
(The bottom half of this rant isnt aimed at you, but at tipping in general)