On: FTC announces rule banning noncompetes

[Nevermark]

They didn't say Apple invented the iPhone. That was a counterfactual example to make a point.

Also, the point counts even if Apple just patented enough to block comparable phones.

The point: For the smartphone market, 20 years would be a very long effective time for any foundational or gatekeeping patents.

[hhshhhhjjjd → Nevermark]

Didn't Samsung and Apple have a tiff over the shape of the phone? "Rectangle with rounded corners"