@Marco Arment

@marcoarment Though the counter to that is obvious: no guarantee that they will.

@marcoarment I counter that Google can do a hell of a lot more to fight governmental abuse than you can within the limits of the law.

@marcoarment I think there is something to the idea of using patents to protect an idea from people that abuse patents. /cc @patrickigoe

@marcoarment I don't know. If someone less generous than you patented your idea, it would be bad for everyone too. /cc @patrickigoe

@shiflett Let's hope! Kind of a dirty move on Apple's part, but Instapaper can overcome it. /cc @marcoarment