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emilikins · 12-13-2011, 01:22 PM

There are certainly judges who are corrupt (accepting payment in regards to a ruling - no, not their paycheck), but with the old school slate picture, I think many judges probably aren't all up to snuff on historical devices or user experience/preferences, so they might rule in Apple's favor not because Apple paid them off, but because they didn't do their homework (should they fire the intern/paralegal/slave) or just don't "get it" and let a convincing team of lawyers sway them.

I'm not saying the above scenario is fact, just that a judge not taking the school slate into account isn't a form of corruption.

12-13-2011, 01:22 PM	#106
emilikins Short One in the Stacks Posts: 142 Karma: 198348 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midwest Device: HTC Flyer; Kobo WiFi	There are certainly judges who are corrupt (accepting payment in regards to a ruling - no, not their paycheck), but with the old school slate picture, I think many judges probably aren't all up to snuff on historical devices or user experience/preferences, so they might rule in Apple's favor not because Apple paid them off, but because they didn't do their homework (should they fire the intern/paralegal/slave) or just don't "get it" and let a convincing team of lawyers sway them. I'm not saying the above scenario is fact, just that a judge not taking the school slate into account isn't a form of corruption.