The DIY 'Maker Movement' Meets the VCs - Businessweek

posted on 18/02/2012 08:58

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-diy-maker-movement-meets-the-vcs-02162012.html →

As maker companies go mainstream, though, they are finding that investors may not share their ideals. They were hatched by tinkerers who break open electronics and repurpose them, for instance using the 3D motion sensors in Microsoft’s Kinect game technology to make their inventions obey physical commands. As a result, makers insist on openly sharing their discoveries and knowhow. To keep their ideals intact, dozens of leading makers have pledged to issue open-source patents that would ensure their products could never be made secret.

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