Now this is pretty weird... IBM has taken all of the factors is considers in outsourcing (the same as anyone else) and sought a patent on the process. Atrrrgghh.. IBM was doing so well by open-sourcing its patent, then it takes ten steps back by seeking the worst kind of patent, somethng everyone already knows and uses.
People are outraged that IBM has routinized the process and are demanding action... but look at one of the factors: "minimum head count to qualify for incentives." That is to say, government incentives... I suspect teh patent is full of government intervention exploitation factors. I'll say it again, if the government got out of subsidies and the kinds of restrictions that violate propoerty rights, manufacturing would come back home.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
IBM Patents Outsourcing
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