By Martin Brampton
Published: Tuesday 06 January 2004
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David Sparkes
Location
UK
Occupation
Engineer
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In theory it would be easy to measure the market share, but I think that companies would probably focus on ways of accounting and other paper exercises to reduce their reported market share.
Also this would penalise and ultimately dissuade companies from exploring extremely niche markets, which is contrary to the concept of intellectual protection.
I agree that the current system needs a shake-up, though.
Surely the big companies would just use their lawe...
Anonymous
While this is an ok idea, why not just make everyt...
Dominic Tristram
In theory it would be easy to measure the market s...
David Sparkes
I had been campaining for the past over 3 years fo...
Cristian Nicola
Define "50% share"! By selecting the definition, y...
Jeremy Chatfield
Patents were intended to protect an inventor from ...
Anonymous
Cristian Nicola has the right idea. Once a product...
Brian Charlwood
Isn't this how Microsoft got big.
The old (MSDO...
Paul W
Innovation would surely suffer with this approach....
Anonymous
I, too, am concerned about the definition of "50% ...
Tom Hunt
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