Comment Re:Well look on the bright side... (Score 0) 823
At the same time it still (potentially) brings the technology to the marketplace. Just because Philips has the patent doesn't mean it keeps it out of the hands of other companies, it means that:
1) Philips has the option to license it
2) Other companies may develop similar technologies and try to get away with justifying them as "just different enough"
The real problem is that the entertainment industry may get behind the tech, thus pushing manufacturers to include this or similar functionality.
1) Philips has the option to license it
2) Other companies may develop similar technologies and try to get away with justifying them as "just different enough"
The real problem is that the entertainment industry may get behind the tech, thus pushing manufacturers to include this or similar functionality.
