Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 15th May 2004 08:23 UTC
It is when I read articles like this that I have "my blood all going up to my head" (that's a Greek saying for people that get angry). So apparently, Apple is trying to patent "transparent windows that do a certain action after fading away". While I don't personally find this "innovation/invention" patentable, it's fine with me: Apple is doing the best it can to secure its business (maybe I would do the same if I had shareholders on my back).
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dude, you are really simple minded. patents are not used for only first time inventions, they are also used for INNOVATIONS. using a wheel to interface with a portable music device is an innovative interface design.
second, while I think Software patents are horrible, this is not even a real software patent. they are not patenting an algorithm or some code, they are patenting the interface of a window that is out of focus to, over time, become more and more translucent on its own.
and besides that, with all the little companies running around making super lame patents just to sue big corporations for ungodly amounts of money, big guys like MS and IBM and Apple file these patents to protect themselves from attack, not to attack others.