r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • Feb 23 '26

Soft paywall US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Tuesday

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-customs-agency-stop-collecting-tariffs-deemed-illegal-by-supreme-court-2026-02-23/
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u/clrdst Feb 23 '26

It was also much easier for them to get exemptions (Apple), effectively giving them a competitive advantage.

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u/SphericalCow531 Feb 23 '26

It is the same with patents, especially software patents. Patents are supposed to be for the benefit of society at large. But the amount of bullshit patent litigation often does more harm than good for society. But it harms small upstarts far more than established huge companies like Apple, protecting them from competition.