Re: [projectvrm] The Google-Moto deal: does it matter?

[Paul Chapman < >]

Doc 

Great write up, and this was inspired "One of the top Nokia guys threw a wet blanket over the whole meeting when he explained that he knew exactly what new features would be rolled out on new phones going forward two and three years out, and that these had been worked out carefully between Nokia and its “partners” in the mobile operator business. It was like getting briefed on agreements between the Medici Bank and the Vatican in 1450 ... Apple blasted through that old market like a volcano". 

The old regime is crumbling faster and users are the benefactors.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Doc Searls < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

I've had a lot of conversations in the 24 hours that have passed since Google dropped its bombshell, and have put up two long blog posts in the midst:

<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2011/08/15/google-buys-motorola-and-its-giant-patent-portfolio/>

<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2011/08/15/what-happens-when-google-buys-sprint-too/>

Some of those conversations have been with some of you. And this morning I find myself wondering whether or not this Big Deal has heating effects, chilling effects, or neither.

At one extreme, some are saying "Yay! Google is engaging for real in the patent war that's going on, and that will unlock far more development in the mobile space than before."

On the other extreme, some are saying, "I didn't care about patents before. Now maybe I should. But if I do, that will slow us down. Oy vay."

But those are just from people I've talked to. Most of you I haven't, so I don't yet know what you think.

Could be this is all a Nothing, as far as VRM development is concerned. But I'd like to hear from some of you, since my main interest here is encouraging VRM development and helping move it forward.

Cheers,

Doc