Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 27th Jan 2009 10:28 UTC
In a possible legal showdown over multitouch patents between Apple and Palm, the Cupertino gadget maker has just looted a decent weapon off the dead body that is the US patent system: a patent on just about all multitouch gestures used in the iPhone and iPod Touch, such as swiping, pinching, and so on. Wielding this weapon, Apple suddenly has a pretty good case against Palm.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Sorry, but MS is not trying to play fair now. They've got more ridiculous patents up their sleeve than you can shake a landfill full of unsold copies of MS Bob at.
It's just that they're on probation, so to speak, and now they get to rely on Apple stealing the headlines.
I don't support Apple in their patent endeavors, but if I had to choose the more sympathetic source of evil... I'll choose the one that gives me easier-to-use, less irritating products.
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I fully agree with the comments above. It does not matter if Apple is great at designing softwares and selling them, their attitude is just as bad as what Microsoft used to do. The only difference between Apple and Microsoft is just that Apple is better at designing simple and efficient interfaces. And maybe that Microsoft is trying to play fair now (with the help of a few visits to court for legal complaints, ok...). At least more than Apple. So no matter how good their softwares/hardwares can be, I just cannot buy anything from them.