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Tag Archives: Alfred-Essa
Being Fair to Blackboard
Al Essa has taken me to task a bit for appearing to favorably compare Microsoft and IBM to Blackboard. He notes that companies can be good corporate citizens on certain patents while predatorily asserting other patents. Let me make a couple of points in response. First, my intention wasn’t to say that Microsoft or IBM [...]
Posted in Digital Democracy, Openness, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) Also tagged Blackboard-Inc., edupatents 29 Comments
Al Essa’s Analysis of the Blackboard FAQ
After promising to wait for Al’s analysis before publishing mine, I mistook his initial post for his final word and jumped the gun. Al’s own blow-by-blow analysis is up now. As you’ll see, we’re in pretty close agreement on it.
Posted in Digital Democracy, Openness, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) Also tagged Blackboard-Inc., edupatents Leave a comment
(Almost) Back in the Saddle Again
Well, after a week of being crushed in moving boxes, I’ve managed to dig out enough to find my computer. Lucky for me Al Essa posted a week-in-review summary of the Blackboard EduPatentGate drama that helped me get back up to speed. Al has been doing a fantastic job of attacking the problem from a [...]
Posted in About This Site, Digital Democracy, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) Also tagged Associated-Press, Blackboard-Inc., edupatents 1 Comment
Tim O’Reilly Picks Up the Blackboard Story
Word keeps spreading in successively broader circles.
Meanwhile, if you are following this issue and have not yet subscribed to Al Essa’s blog, do yourself a favor and do so right away. His series of posts dissecting the patent continue to edify.
Doing Another EdTechTalk on EduPatents