Reading:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1185511-as-smartphone-patent-war-rages-on-hardware-producers-reap-enormous-profits
So I know we've been talking in class about how it software companies have been using millions of dollars to back up other companies in their progress of developing products. However, we never really talk about the hardware companies who actually make the products. So I looked up this today and found an amazing article about the hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars these companies are making during all these legal battles. I was super surprised! These companies are still doing really well although their partner companies in software are locked up in litigation wars.
Good for them!
Hi Alisha,
ReplyDeleteVery interesting observation. I think that for hardware business the barrier to entry is really high because of the initial upfront investment costs, so the hardware and other manufacturing companies have a more solid competitive advantage, whereas software companies' only competitive advantage sometimes is just their well protected intellectual property. That's why , in my opinion, they are being so aggressive in the patent war.