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		almostnormal on Dec 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: HP printers force you into agreement > lots of patents Printers from 20 years ago were pretty ok, so patents shouldn't matter much by simply building old-fashioned ones.

kmeisthax on Dec 11, 2022 [–]

I would not be surprised if newer parents shadow the public domain stuff. Patent evergreening is the term of art if you wanna know more.

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