You said, "before I die, I'd love to see a company actually try to innovate, instead of sueing."
I hope you don't mean it seriously.
Lots of companies have made innovations. Don't just think technology (IBM, Xerox, Bell Labs, and yes Microsoft). Also think about medical companies, even car companies.
True, many companies also resist innovations, even their own (insert the above list of companies here too).
The point is, innovation is not something that only happens outside of companies, much, if not most, happens within company settings.
Of course, much true innovation happens in the itty-bitty company level. Look at all the companies Cisco and others have bought over the years.
Companies do try to innovate and many succeed in it.
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I've read that most of the Apache core devs work for IBM. Seems like no one is above taking a paycheck anymore...
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You said, "before I die, I'd love to see a company actually try to innovate, instead of sueing."
I hope you don't mean it seriously.
Lots of companies have made innovations. Don't just think technology (IBM, Xerox, Bell Labs, and yes Microsoft). Also think about medical companies, even car companies.
True, many companies also resist innovations, even their own (insert the above list of companies here too).
The point is, innovation is not something that only happens outside of companies, much, if not most, happens within company settings.
Of course, much true innovation happens in the itty-bitty company level. Look at all the companies Cisco and others have bought over the years.
Companies do try to innovate and many succeed in it.