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LittleBlue

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19. There's a small but growing belief that software patents don't serve

Wed May 7, 2014, 01:48 PM

May 2014

the greater good.

http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-prize-winning-economists-call-death-software-patents-004525735.html

Patenting things like pinch-to-zoom is the equivalent of patenting the mouse when it first came out. Not that specific design, but the concept itself of a hand-operated selection device on a GUI.

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Samsung-what a crappy company [View all] wilt the stilt May 2014 OP

Well, I like HTC and Nokia. Xyzse May 2014 #1

I've stuck with Motorola ever since my first smart phone. TroglodyteScholar May 2014 #2

I've stayed loyal to Motorola since my first R2Droid2 PeaceNikki May 2014 #24

My ex-girlfriend had the R2 TroglodyteScholar May 2014 #50

Samsung is so corrupt that the South Korean government made them have 3 CEOs. onehandle May 2014 #3

samsung adopts apple business model and fans boys gasp with shock lol nt msongs May 2014 #4

you are wrong wilt the stilt May 2014 #6

I do so enjoy watching the Apple v Samsung threads Godhumor May 2014 #5

read the article-It's not just apple wilt the stilt May 2014 #7

Pioneer was in a lot of trouble financially before and after the settlement Godhumor May 2014 #9

Except in this battle there are no "good guys" Blue_Tires May 2014 #29

Still love my Galaxy S5 it's the upgrade to my Galaxy S2 that I had for 2 years. dilby May 2014 #8

+1 i like both the Galaxy S3 and S4... dionysus May 2014 #10

Zactly n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #22

Lol, Samsung did not wipe out 10,000 jobs at Pioneer. Xithras May 2014 #11

so you condone what they did to sharp, kodak,interdigital wilt the stilt May 2014 #12

Don't be an idiot. Xithras May 2014 #18

this is abuse of our legal system wilt the stilt May 2014 #21

And I work in the tech industry. Xithras May 2014 #23

Ha ha ha change th system that surely is easy wilt the stilt May 2014 #30

Your phrasing ("He is a lawyer") implies that you are not one. tblue37 May 2014 #54

If it's abuse of our legal system, then... MicaelS May 2014 #25

so what they did to kodak, sharp and the U.s government was OK wilt the stilt May 2014 #32

I notice you did not answer my question. MicaelS May 2014 #33

actually i am not lawyer wilt the stilt May 2014 #39

didn't apple also infringe upon kodak patents? frylock May 2014 #45

So you condone what Apple did to Xerox, the salary fixing scandal, etc Godhumor May 2014 #20

Sorry, I'm not having the Crapple propaganda LittleBlue May 2014 #13

read waht they did to Kodak, sharp, the U.s government and price fixing wilt the stilt May 2014 #15

There's a small but growing belief that software patents don't serve LittleBlue May 2014 #19

The patent system is very seriously broken and not serving the "greater good." hunter May 2014 #31

Actually, it's even worse than that. Xithras May 2014 #34

The IP theft is nothing new. politicat May 2014 #14

You are clearly on a crusade tkmorris May 2014 #16

What this is really about is the abuse of our legal system wilt the stilt May 2014 #17

US patent office rejects claims of Apple 'pinch to zoom' patent Nye Bevan May 2014 #26

it's the abuse of our legal system wilt the stilt May 2014 #27

I will NEVER buy a Samsung branded product Auggie May 2014 #28

Guess who makes the display screens for Apple? hobbit709 May 2014 #35

I said BRANDED ... Auggie May 2014 #37

I read the fucking post but quibbling about your ethical stance is caca hobbit709 May 2014 #38

Impossible. Samsung's tentacles have great reach. Auggie May 2014 #43

google XPARC+Steve Jobs, and then get back about the creative spirit frylock May 2014 #46

I know about XPARC. This thread is about the iPhone � Auggie May 2014 #48

your post, the one i replied to, was about "original ideas" frylock May 2014 #49

Gigantic Multinational Company Behaves Badly! Proud Public Servant May 2014 #36

It is Tragic that Apple isn't making enough money... I guess cthulu2016 May 2014 #40

I found it hard to believe that many of you people wilt the stilt May 2014 #41

Jobs' first entrepreneurial venture was making blue boxes for illegal phone calls. hobbit709 May 2014 #42

+1 Auggie May 2014 #44

Your argument reminds me of one of those TV wrestling fans. Xithras May 2014 #47

My Samsung ph is a piece of crap. nt HooptieWagon May 2014 #51

Love my Samsung S4...will it outlast my 4yo Motorola? ileus May 2014 #52

Samsung...all i got to say Riftaxe May 2014 #53