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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"... the company that applied for the patent didn't enforce it for six years, but that doesn't mean that everyone else should be using it. Enforeced or not, you should still get permission."
The problem is companies are going to patent every little detail just in the hopes that some cash fat company will violate it in even the smallest way and hope to cash out on it. Don't you think that the amount of lawsuits going around in the tech industry is getting a bit out of hand, might well be stifling innovation?