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Reinventing Xerox PARC As a Money Maker

Posted by timothy on from the with-a-method-or-mechanism-for-shaking-it dept.

bonch writes "After a historical reputation for not monetizing breakthrough technologies (including the mouse and desktop GUI), Xerox PARC is now focused on making money from its inventions. CEO Anne Mulcahy vowed in 2001 to return the company to profitability, encouraging 'open innovation' and mandating that research turned a profit. The latest innovation is thin-film printed electronics, intended for a variety of products, from RFID readers to price labels."

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  1. Re:Yay! by mr1911 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Another corporation similar to Rambus which invents stuff and then demands royalties for licenses and patents.

    Not at all. PARC invents things and then licenses their inventions to those that would like to commercialize them. Rambus patented something they managed to get written into a JEDEC specification.

    You are free to choose whether or not you use PARCs IP. Rambus tried to make it impossible to conform to an industry specification without infringing on their IP.

    One is a business, one is a troll. If you can't tell the difference, then too bad for you.

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