Err...You mean like everyone upgrading from CPUs to GPUs to FPGAs to ASICs to better_ASICs? That sort of pointlessness?
No, that is not comparable.
I would support this if they hard forked to ban all asics. Because why asics should have advantage over a GPU? But then, GPUs have advantage over CPUs, thus Core should also make changes to forbid GPU mining. \s
That doesn't make sense. You don't really gain anything with that. People with capital are still going to flush out small miners within a very short amount of time.
Well, does it work?
I don't think anyone knows now, it's a patent.
If it does, for how long?
Well, until changes are made that render it useless.