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[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Watch the video in her post associated with this for better context. Her pause on this does not seem to be a bad thing.

[–] piccolo@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah actually it seems that SawStop is being very disingenuous with this where they're trying to lobby for this "safety" bill to be passed that makes it so only they can sell table saws. If they really cared about safety, they should make the patent free for all to use like the 3 point seatbelt

[–] HexBroke@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Most of the patents have already expired and the last ones expire in 2026 anyway

[–] WafflesTasteGood@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the owners of sawstop agreed to release the patent if this regulation passes. The issue is the actual components involved increase the cost of a saw, completely eliminating cheap options.

[–] Elon_Musk@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I for one totally believe the for profit patent holder!

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