�It seems to me that what Michael Naimark is saying is that he is dissapointed that it takes litigation to get large companies to respect others Patent Property Rights.�
An interesting interpretation of someone else�s words. I�d be interested in hearing Mr. Naimark�s reaction to your interpretation� the reason will become clear in a moment�
�Mike Masnick constantly acts like he understands the economics of invention business when he is clueless. The fact that opportunities like Interval Research are rare is related to recovering investments. The amounts involved in Interval's litigations and many others demonstrate that large entitlement minded companies are stealing on a grand scale.
�and here would be the reason. Someone expresses an interpretation of someone else�s opinion that differs from your own, and you accuse him of being clueless. Interesting.
Further, you go on to claim that the monies involved in the litigation demonstrate �large entitlement minded [sic] companies are stealing on a grand scale�. Care to provide any evidence to support this? Or is that more of your opinion that we are free to disregard on the merits of its worth?
�It is a shame that it takes litigation in order for inventors and invention producing companies to be compensated. �
Yeah, because gods forbid that the market, in an open-market economy, be the deciding factor on which products prosper and which ones don�t. If your competitor offers a product better and cheaper than yours, why should the law dictate which I buy? That's a monopoly. And with a patent, it's a government-granted monopoly. If it's there to help you recoup for a limited time, fine. But if you're not even
trying to recoup in the market (i.e. sitting on the patent and not doing anything with it or you bought the patent as a lawfirm), why should the law stop someone else from getting a product to the market that the consumers want?
The invention business is much like the wild west, and invention stealing large companies have forced inventors to have their own gunslinger in tow in the form of a litigator. Fault for the necessary to litigate lies completely with companies who act as if they have an inalienable right to to "innovate" through unauthorized use of inventors property.
Bullshit. They have a choice. There was an article not too long ago here that showed a company who found out their product was being counterfeited responded by saying �you know what, we�ll make ours better.� Instead, litigants that you defend here are
choosing to spend time, effort, and money on fighting instead of improving their idea.
And you know what� I�m not saying it�s the
wrong decision� not even most of the time� but it�s still a choice.
You don�t get to assign blame as you see it and then absolve these litigants from their own responsibility for their choices. You're making some broad generalizations about 'idea pirates' and then blaming them for the actions of lawyers who are making a buck on the suit, not on the pursuit of innovation.
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With that said, my entire attitude toward online deals changed when someone recently pointed me toward Groupon. Groupon is a site that is really difficult to describe, because it’s different than most other sites devoted to selling you something. Groupon stands apart because it offers different things to different people, so I’ve decided to go over the 5 coolest ways that you can make use of Groupon.
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Sign In & Instantly Earn Cash
The entire point of Groupon is more of a “group” deal than just a discount site. It actually reminds me a little bit of eBay because each deal is only up for a limited time. Once the set minimum number of buyers purchase the deal, everyone receives the discount.
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Once you sign up with your email, you can start adding friends. While I really hate referring my friends to any sort of sales website, Groupon really is worth it. It takes me a lot to admit that, but after watching a few of the discounts show up – I was really surprised by how steep many of them are. Most of them are 40 to 70 percent off of things like local dining, spa treatments, store discounts and a lot more.
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For every friend you refer and that signs up, you get ten bucks in Groupon coupons. Now, if you think about that, that means every ten friends you convince to sign up with you, that’s a hundred dollars just to get started buying deals on Groupon.
Save Money At Local Businesses
The part that sets Groupon above the rest in my opinion is the fact that the deals are tailored to your geographic location. Of course, add in the excitement of a limited time offer (right down to the ticking clock) and the need to get at least the minimum number of buyers, and it can get kind of exciting.
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This means that you’re not going to see discounts to just national brands or major store chains, these are impressive deals that local businesses are offering.
Save Money On Gifts
Once you sign up and start buying “Groupons”, you can organize those in your account under “My Groupons“. You can also purchase Groupon coupons as gifts and send them to your friends. The cool thing about this is that you can purchase some pretty impressive gifts but you don’t have to spend a fortune.
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Now, if you really want to offer your friends an awesome gift, then pass on the savings to them. At the bottom of the main Groupon page, you’ll see a link for “Give the Gift of Groupon.” Click on that link, fill out the details and the amount you’d like to give and send your friends a Groupon credit.
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Why are Groupon coupons better than cash? Because it goes further. Your friend will be able to stretch that $25 gift certificate into a purchase worth $50 to $100. And don’t be fooled by my choice of currency – Groupon is available in 35 countries across the world.
Use Groupon For Your Business
I think the magic that will make Groupon even more popular moving forward is the fact that it makes everyone happy. Obviously, customers that can save over fifty percent off the cost of anything are usually pretty happy, but the business model of Groupon is pretty impressive as well. Basically, businesses don’t pay until they get paid. When you sign up to advertise, Groupon simply takes a commission of the sale and gives you the rest.
Getting featured on Groupon is as easy as clicking the “Groupon for your Business” link at the bottom of the main page.
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Fill out the form and you’re good to go. If you don’t have anything to sell, but you wouldn’t mind making money by referring folks to Groupon, then you’ll be interested in their affiliate plan.
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You can even have the color format of the ad match the theme of your own site. This is what the ad will look like on your site.
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What makes it unique and useful to your website visitors is that the ads will automatically check for the location of your visitor, and then try to deliver deals from their local area.
Access Your Groupons On Your Mobile Device
Using Groupons becomes a lot more useful when you can use “paperless redemption” to cash in your purchased Groupon using your mobile device. All of the deals you purchased are stored on your phone where you can access them quickly without printing.
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While you’re on the go and looking for local deals, just search for nearby deals using the built-in GPS feature – it’s a cool, fast way to save money while you’re on the road.
Have you ever used Groupon? Which feature do you use the most and did you find any impressive deals through the service? Share your experience in the comments section below.
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