To the line "[..]knowledge of patent law, not to mention absurdly vague rhetoric.":
"That modest secrecy is exploited by reporters who dig through patent applications related to the company, hoping to find nuggets that might shed light on its future products. Unfortunately, these patent reports are rarely very useful in proving clear clues to [X]'s next batch of products, because patent applications are purposely written to be as broad and generalized as possible."
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To the line "[..]knowledge of patent law, not to mention absurdly vague rhetoric.":
"That modest secrecy is exploited by reporters who dig through patent applications related to the company, hoping to find nuggets that might shed light on its future products. Unfortunately, these patent reports are rarely very useful in proving clear clues to [X]'s next batch of products, because patent applications are purposely written to be as broad and generalized as possible."
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