Aw Did We Strike A Nerve, Steve? - Page 3

Papa_Complex · 03-04-2010, 06:06 PM

The iPhone O/S is apparently referred to as "OS X iPhone." Since Mac computers use OS X, which id based on FreeBSD (a Unix/Linux derivative), that leads me to believe that the iPhone uses much the same.

Apoc · 03-04-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Much like Harley Davidson trying to patent a sound... potato potato potato

they didnt try, they did it. But it only applies to marketing use, as far as I understand it anyway.

Papa_Complex · 03-04-2010, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

they didnt try, they did it. But it only applies to marketing use, as far as I understand it anyway.

No, they ultimately failed. They were being fought by several other motorcycle manufacturers (Ducati and Honda, for sure), who also had used single crankpin engine configurations. IIRC the trademark application stated words to the effect, "The unique sound of a motorcycle engine, as characterized by a single crankpin design."

Apoc · 03-04-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

No, they ultimately failed. They were being fought by several other motorcycle manufacturers (Ducati and Honda, for sure), who also had used single crankpin engine configurations. IIRC the trademark application stated words to the effect, "The unique sound of a motorcycle engine, as characterized by a single crankpin design."

my mistake, I thought the patent had held quite a while.

Amber Lamps · 03-04-2010, 08:59 PM

The thing that I find funny is that He's trying to patent things that seem to be "software" related... Like the pinch-zoom thing and the gesture search but that stuff has been on the market for quite a while... In fact, the old HTC pre-Touch phone let you write letters in for texts. I also think that he's trying to sue over touch screen which is silly! It would be like Sony suing Microsoft because their game has wireless controllers too...

Particle Man · 03-04-2010, 09:06 PM

I still like my iPhone

fasternyou929 · 03-04-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

most ofg them were acquired without much research by the patent office, I am very suspect of what went on there. Especially the multi touch/pinch zoom thing. There are older devices that had the same thing before Apple. They should be overturned and should have never been allowed to be patented in the first place.

Most of the touch panel technology was based on an existing student project. I haven't read the patents yet to understand how they were granted, but Apple has been open about not being the original creator of the technology.

Trip · 03-04-2010, 09:21 PM

Microsoft was promoting this the same year the iphone released. It's got multitouch and pinch to zoom.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1041_3-6186732.html

Homeslice · 03-04-2010, 09:23 PM

This thread is more proof that there's more hate from non-Apple users onto Apple users, rather than the other way around.

And no, I don't own an iPhone.

Apoc · 03-04-2010, 09:24 PM

Ya, but this is Steve Jobs. He had cancer once, and I bet he's got a patent pending on that too.

You get cancer, you owe jobs money.

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Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	The thing that I find funny is that He's trying to patent things that seem to be "software" related... Like the pinch-zoom thing and the gesture search but that stuff has been on the market for quite a while... In fact, the old HTC pre-Touch phone let you write letters in for texts. I also think that he's trying to sue over touch screen which is silly! It would be like Sony suing Microsoft because their game has wireless controllers too...

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	This thread is more proof that there's more hate from non-Apple users onto Apple users, rather than the other way around. And no, I don't own an iPhone.