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Originally Posted by afv011
Apple does not own "Pinch to zoom":
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Yes. I was going to post this myself, but it bears repeating. Apple does not have a patent on pinch-to-zoom, and this was not at issue at all in the recent case. The fact that people think it does is a reflection of the generally bad coverage of the case.
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Originally Posted by kevinp
Apple is the only one allowed to make smartphones. That's about the jest of this whole thing. Too bad Henry Ford didn't patent the steering wheel. I wonder what the rest of the world would have done to steer a car.
Apple is just stifling the electronics industry and is the reason I will never waste my money on a Mac.
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Allowing people to blatantly copy Apple and steal their patents isn't good for the technology industry.
I don't know why you bring up the car industry; much of what goes into a car is patented, and there are significant legal actions to enforce them. I'm sure that some versions of the steering wheel *were* patented at some point. Do you think inventors should work for free?