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0 pointsGracana8y ago0 comments

IIRC Soylent is not patented and the creator has said that if someone can create the same thing, then that's fine because the goal is to help people.

So... it doesn't matter.

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blueatlas8y ago

I can't imagine that the creator of Soylent really feels that way, at least from a business perspective. I doubt investors would put their money into a business that was fine with getting beat in the marketplace as long as it helps people.

enraged_camel8y ago

>>I can't imagine that the creator of Soylent really feels that way, at least from a business perspective.

Why not? Elon Musk did the same thing by basically saying Tesla's patents are "open-source" and free to use:

https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

alexbeloi8y ago

While at the same time he pitched the idea to his investors as a business-smart move to grow the market faster and increase adoption.

dsacco8y ago

Cynically, I think Musk did that because 1) it buys good will and 2) the patents aren't Tesla's moat.

jonknee8y ago

Setting up a factory to manufacture vehicles at scale is a lot different than mixing together some supplement powders.

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