Bit of a Rant here. Apple have just successfully won a claim with the ITC against Samsung for a method of highlighting part of a screen.
This is not only obvious but has been done time and time again for at least 30 years. They got the patent through I think because they used the term mobile device in the text. I was doing this on a commodore Amiga back in 89 using a genlocked source which is a hell of a lot more complex than this description.
They have gone patent mad over the last 5-10 years and are pulling increasingly more and more obvious and silly patent lawsuits. (square with rounded corners anyone?). Each time they have done this I have got more and more frustrated with them. They have become worse than SCO for stupid patent claims now.
They are trying to sue their competitors into oblivion rather than beating them with better design and better tech.
I moved away from Microsoft partly because of their anti competitive behaviour. Looks like I need to de-drm all my media files now and get rid of iTunes and my two iPods. It's a shame really as they are nice little devices which are perfect for what they are needed. However I refuse to support a company who behave in such a patently anti competitive nature.
I had to dump Nokia because they have moved 100% into the Microsoft camp and have dumped Symbian and Maemo.
I am not a fan of Google because of their snooping, tracking and advertising. However it looks like Android is the only OS left now that is doing winning on tech not on patents. I will have to look at Android block tech to get around their tracking.
My last 2 laptops have finally lost their windows install and are now on Linux Mint (XFCE).
Blackberry devices although great just don't do some of the stuff I need.
So hello Samsung, my cash is on its way now.
Anyone want to buy an iPod touch and an iPod nano once I have converted all my media oh:
Sorry for the Rant :Angry:
This is not only obvious but has been done time and time again for at least 30 years. They got the patent through I think because they used the term mobile device in the text. I was doing this on a commodore Amiga back in 89 using a genlocked source which is a hell of a lot more complex than this description.
They have gone patent mad over the last 5-10 years and are pulling increasingly more and more obvious and silly patent lawsuits. (square with rounded corners anyone?). Each time they have done this I have got more and more frustrated with them. They have become worse than SCO for stupid patent claims now.
They are trying to sue their competitors into oblivion rather than beating them with better design and better tech.
I moved away from Microsoft partly because of their anti competitive behaviour. Looks like I need to de-drm all my media files now and get rid of iTunes and my two iPods. It's a shame really as they are nice little devices which are perfect for what they are needed. However I refuse to support a company who behave in such a patently anti competitive nature.
I had to dump Nokia because they have moved 100% into the Microsoft camp and have dumped Symbian and Maemo.
I am not a fan of Google because of their snooping, tracking and advertising. However it looks like Android is the only OS left now that is doing winning on tech not on patents. I will have to look at Android block tech to get around their tracking.
My last 2 laptops have finally lost their windows install and are now on Linux Mint (XFCE).
Blackberry devices although great just don't do some of the stuff I need.
So hello Samsung, my cash is on its way now.
Anyone want to buy an iPod touch and an iPod nano once I have converted all my media oh:
Sorry for the Rant :Angry: