On: You Know Chrysler is Toast Because

[gaius]

You can't out innovate someone who can just copy you

Unfortunately in Detroit's case it's just you can't innovate.

And besides, that's nonsense, that's what the patent system is for, precisely to prevent someone just copying you after you've invested in R&D.

[bocajuniors → gaius]

No, the patent system is there to make innovations available to everyone. Only after the patent expired.