Reply to post: Re: SUN once said the the same positive things about Java Patents and licensing structure

Apple: Trust us, we've patented parts of Swift, and thus chunks of other programming languages, for your own good

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Re: SUN once said the the same positive things about Java Patents and licensing structure

"Even if they are currently stowed in the basemant of a presumably well-meaning company. Once they get out of that basement, for whatever reason, they are ready to kill."

To say nothing of what can happen if the well-meaning company gets taken over. True, Apple might be too big for that to be feasible now but the future is terra incognita.

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