Originally Posted by
genejockey
Do you suppose Shimano sometime files patents on things they have no intention of pursuing, just to throw off the patent-watchers (the folks trying to divine what the next generation of Dura Ace will be)? They probably have enough money to file frivolous patents.
funny you should write this. i was wondering if they were patenting it just because it is a dumb idea and they just wanted to kill it.
i read somewhere on the internet that the oil companies patented an infinite power source but they just want to keep it secret and sell oil to us to make money.
