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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 15:17 UTC

Remember when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and proclaimed, to much applause, that they patented the hell out of it? Well, apparently Apple likes to boast about its own patents, but when it comes to dealing with other's they're not so willing. That is, if you believe Nokia: the largest phone manufacturer in the world has sued Apple for patent infringement.

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RE[2]: ...

by Hiev on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 18:33 UTC in reply to "RE: ..."

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2005-09-27

Well, lets change the words Nokia for Microsoft and Apple for Linux, and instead of phones lets use operating systems, all in your own sentence and read it again just to hear how that sounds.

Edited 2009-10-22 18:35 UTC

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by aesiamun on Fri 23rd Oct 2009 06:03 in reply to "RE[2]: ..."

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2005-06-29

I still support it. If Microsoft has invested money into research and has patented it, any infringements of that patent should be punished in some form, or they can license it like everyone else.

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