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Old 03-04-2010, 11:46 AM   #1
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Apparently, Google Android and HTC are starting to do real damage to Apple's dominance of smart phone sales... BTW I just downloaded Gesture Search... Awesome!

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Old 03-04-2010, 12:09 PM   #2
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Well, if they did infringe on patents, they are gonna owe apple a lot.

Either way, I just dont give a shit. They are all fucking billionaires.
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Old 03-04-2010, 12:35 PM   #3
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Either way, I just dont give a shit. They are all fucking billionaires.
yes but you see it's not about the money, really, it's all about the principle of it..........................
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Old 03-04-2010, 12:43 PM   #4
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Well, if they did infringe on patents, they are gonna owe apple a lot.

Either way, I just dont give a shit. They are all fucking billionaires.
some of those patents are bs
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Old 03-04-2010, 01:29 PM   #5
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some of those patents are bs
bs or not, they are patents.
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Old 03-04-2010, 03:23 PM   #6
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bs or not, they are patents.
most of them were acquired without much research by the patent office, I am very suspect of what went on there. Especially the multi touch/pinch zoom thing. There are older devices that had the same thing before Apple. They should be overturned and should have never been allowed to be patented in the first place.
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most of them were acquired without much research by the patent office, I am very suspect of what went on there. Especially the multi touch/pinch zoom thing. There are older devices that had the same thing before Apple. They should be overturned and should have never been allowed to be patented in the first place.
Hell, it's been in SciFi for decades, both in movies and literature.
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Old 03-04-2010, 05:40 PM   #8
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most of them were acquired without much research by the patent office, I am very suspect of what went on there. Especially the multi touch/pinch zoom thing. There are older devices that had the same thing before Apple. They should be overturned and should have never been allowed to be patented in the first place.
Much like Harley Davidson trying to patent a sound... potato potato potato
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most ofg them were acquired without much research by the patent office, I am very suspect of what went on there. Especially the multi touch/pinch zoom thing. There are older devices that had the same thing before Apple. They should be overturned and should have never been allowed to be patented in the first place.
Most of the touch panel technology was based on an existing student project. I haven't read the patents yet to understand how they were granted, but Apple has been open about not being the original creator of the technology.
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Old 03-04-2010, 12:22 PM   #10
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Apparently, Google Android and HTC are starting to do real damage to Apple's dominance of smart phone sales...
Maybe they are, but it isn't necessary for the lawsuit Apple filed. HTC and Google could have sold one phone and they would still be subject to the same suit.
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