fastcompany.com — The Macintosh turned 25 years old this past weekend, and Apple [AAPL] seems to be celebrating the occasion by sicking its blood-lusting attorneys on Palm [PALM] in a potential patent infringement suit. The intellectual property in question is Apple's multi-touch software, which enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to interact with their devices ...
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Closed AccountJan 27, 2009
They are worse the MS. If MS is like America, Then Apple is Nazi Germany.
alibananaJan 27, 2009
If Apple does sue Palm and drives them into the ground before the Pre comes out, I for one will be extremely sad
wonkavsnJan 27, 2009
I thought Tom Cruise did.
urkelJan 27, 2009
Neither should the scroll wheel or dozens of other Apple "inventions". (Did Apple really think up the idea of having a camera behind a screen when every sci-fi movie since the 1920's had video chat where people weren't looking above the monitor when they talked, they looked straight in at the camera)I seriously don't understand how ANY company manages to patent so many things that already existed before they claimed it as their own. If something is absolutely unique and brilliant then that's what patents are for. But if something is as obvious as moving your hand then it absolutely cripples the industry to say that is an idea that only belongs to one company.
tux11Jan 28, 2009
if they made it they own it. maybe xbox should be open source?
macintoshreaderJan 28, 2009
They didn't patent multi-touch. They patented an IMPLEMENTATION of multi-touch. It's in their legal right to sue whoever uses the same implementation as them. Your statement is as stupid as saying that Apple patented user input on MP3 players when all that Apple did in fact was patent the Click Wheel.Inform yourself before you go spewing misinformation.
crashlockJan 28, 2009
Steve said they do. THE END.