they really need to perform an audit of the. patent office, because the only possible way Apple could get something like this is bribery
How can you patent something so universal and something you didn't even create.
[QUOTE=Aide;38382783]How can you patent something so universal and something you didn't even create.[/QUOTE]
they shouldn't have been able to, its not novel or inventive
[QUOTE=Dissolution;38379377]okay? that's besides the point, you're saying it's perfectly okay to exploit the system as long as you've got the money to do it.[/QUOTE]
lmao I never said anything like that
i simply stated that complaining about apple abusing an easily abusable system is silly. expecting corporations to be moral is some sort of dream world - take away their ability to patent stupid shit (i.e patent reform) and suddenly woah apple isn't patenting stupid shit and strongarming competition
you people are dense
[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;38372299]why are they even allowed to get away with this kind of crap[/QUOTE]
They have enough money on-hand to buy the United States' entire judicial system.
Is it too late to patent patents?
[QUOTE=Murkat;38383222]Is it too late to patent patents?[/QUOTE]
Surely that would be a paradox
[QUOTE=viperfan7;38383054]they shouldn't have been able to, its not novel or inventive[/QUOTE]
are you kidding me? apples rectangular design is beautiful. its a true work of art.
Have they patented glossy white plastic yet?
[QUOTE=Protocol7;38383166]you people are dense[/QUOTE]
Seems like I got something to add to my dictionary.
In this case, a example of extreme irony.
[QUOTE=Van-man;38384549]Seems like I got something to add to my dictionary.
In this case, a example of extreme irony.[/QUOTE]
help some fandroids on the internet completely put words in my mouth and didn't listen to anything I said after I didn't immediately bash apple :'(
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i mean seriously how fucking hard is it to understand that
1) Apple is a corporations
2) Corporations exist to make profit
3) Profit is to be made by any means feasible
4) The patent system is easily abusable
5) Apple abuses patents to monopolize
[B]THE PROBLEM HERE ISN'T APPLE[/B]
It's that fucking simple. You can cry about Apple abusing patents all you want, I don't care. But Apple doesn't care either! But what you can do about the situation is fix the patent system so Apple is physically incapable of strongarming competitors. Yes, Apple is being nasty, but by reforming the patent system you neuter Apple like how a bank robber without a gun is a laughing riot.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;38385334]fandroids[/QUOTE]
this isn't a word u dumb scrub
[QUOTE=Protocol7;38385334]
1) Apple is a corporations
[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, I'm going to go patent apple as a [B]Corporation[/B].
I'm rich.
Seriously though, this isn't right.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;38385334]help some fandroids [/QUOTE]
lmao "fandroids"
[QUOTE=Protocol7;38385334]help some fandroids on the internet completely put words in my mouth and didn't listen to anything I said after I didn't immediately bash apple :'(
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i mean seriously how fucking hard is it to understand that
1) Apple is a corporations
2) Corporations exist to make profit
3) Profit is to be made by any means feasible
4) The patent system is easily abusable
5) Apple abuses patents to monopolize
[B]THE PROBLEM HERE ISN'T APPLE[/B]
It's that fucking simple. You can cry about Apple abusing patents all you want, I don't care. But Apple doesn't care either! But what you can do about the situation is fix the patent system so Apple is physically incapable of strongarming competitors. Yes, Apple is being nasty, but by reforming the patent system you neuter Apple like how a bank robber without a gun is a laughing riot.[/QUOTE]
[I]"Oh hey it's A-ok to fuck someone over without people calling you out on it, as long as it's technically legal" :downs:[/I]
You're [I]fucking[/I] special, you know that?
How do you even do that?
A company well known for its extreme dickery and you're actually defending it?
Are you currently cuddling with Tim Cook or something? 'cause that's the only rational explanation to your current behavior.
Companies should at-least have a basic level of common courtesy of not acting like a bunch of spoiled twats, legal or not.
And I don't mean just Apple, but afromented company is certainly setting the benchmark of how a company [B]SHOULDN'T[/B] act like.
[QUOTE=Van-man;38386811][I]"Oh hey it's A-ok to fuck someone over without people calling you out on it, as long as it's technically legal" :downs:[/I]
You're [I]fucking[/I] special, you know that?
How do you even do that?
A company well known for its extreme dickery and you're actually defending it?
Are you currently cuddling with Tim Cook or something? 'cause that's the only rational explanation to your current behavior.[/QUOTE]
[B]Its wasted breath.[/B]
Never once in this thread have I actually pardoned Apple for their actions. Learn to fucking read. I simply stated that the patent office gives them an avenue to stronger competition. So why waste your time bitching about Apple? Yeah, they're a fucking dirty business. They aren't the only one though. The best we can do is remove their main avenue for monopolization, and if you actually read [B]you would know that is exactly what I've been saying. [/B]
[editline]9th November 2012[/editline]
If you give a toddler a bat he'll hit on other kids. Take away the bat and he will learn his lesson.
For visual emphasis, I've taken the image in the patent and removed all of the geometry that ISN'T being patented, as described in the document.
[img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2mr5wti.jpg[/img]
[b]Genius.[/b]
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This one's probably my favorite though. I didn't edit it at all, its just a screenshot of the pdf:
[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/1zvsrir.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Splarg!;38387170]For visual emphasis, I've taken the image in the patent and removed all of the geometry that ISN'T being patented, as described in the document.
[img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2mr5wti.jpg[/img]
[b]Genius.[/b]
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This one's probably my favorite though. I didn't edit it at all, its just a screenshot of the pdf:
[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/1zvsrir.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
[B]OMG I CUM ON SCREEN CAT HISS AT MONITOR!!1![/B]
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