Z:gnu-www-ja-software-patents--f89ce2-The result is software really/en

The result is software really is different from other fields because we are working with mathematical stuff designing something is far, far easier and the result is that we regularly make systems which are much, much larger and do so with just a few people. The result is that the patent system then instead of being close to one product, one patent, we are in a system where one product involves many, many ideas which could be patented already.