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11-14-2012, 02:15 PM | #452 | |
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I mean, I found the Microsoft instance by typing 'page turn patent' into Google, and the Microsoft one was referenced at the bottom of the first page of results. It took me seconds. What do the people at the patent office actually do? Graham |
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11-14-2012, 02:34 PM | #453 | |
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11-14-2012, 02:59 PM | #454 |
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Work on physics theories, as I understand it.
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11-14-2012, 03:53 PM | #456 |
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This page-turning patent is ludicrous. For something to be patentable, it has to have novelty. There was nothing novel about an animated page turn at the time Apple filed its patent. iBooks was not even introduced until mid-2010. By that time Stanza with its very nice animated page turn had already been in use for years and years.
I agree with those who say the patent won't stand up in court. The U.S. patent office is probably incapable of vetting patent applications in order to determine whether the technology/process is novel or has already been included in another patent. They leave it up to costly litigation to sort these things out. As some have suggested, there may also be some monkey business going on here too. --Pat |
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Yeah, those monkeys are always involved....
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11-14-2012, 05:09 PM | #458 |
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11-14-2012, 05:20 PM | #459 |
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Nah, those lawyers are already on the corporate payrolls. That's one of the biggest Costs of Doing Business (other than CEO perks and salaries).
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11-15-2012, 09:48 AM | #460 | |
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The only reason why Apple does not include an internal SD card reader is because that would simply cut into the profit margins. They wouldn't be able to up trade you to go with a higher capacity model, and they also wouldn't be able to sell you an external SD card reader (yes, apple makes sd card adaptors.) |
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11-15-2012, 10:07 AM | #462 | |
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11-15-2012, 10:13 AM | #463 | |
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Tell us, electronics designer, how much space does a SD card reader take up in a phone chassis? |
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11-15-2012, 10:29 AM | #464 | |
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11-15-2012, 10:31 AM | #465 | |
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Of course saying greed is the "only" reason goes to far, but considering what Apple charges for memory it can't be denied that it's the primary reason. . |
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