Linux, BSD, OS X - Now illegal in the United States of America

[N!ck]

November 10, 2009.

Ah, I see it now. Epic lol.

Edit: Look what Apple have been patenting today :S http://www.latestpatents.com/apple-p...november-2009/

[GommeInc]

Got to love their seek and destroy business techniques.

And some people around here complain about Apple's commercials :rolleyes:

Don't be silly, marketing and business practices such as these are completely different - different teams and departments (usually) :rolleyes:

And yay, although Linux and BSD should be left alone, they're less annoying and aren't worshipped like the Ten Commandments by the odd few people who ruin it for the majority

EDIT: Hmmm, Patents seem to be less and less useful these days It just looks like they've been let lose with the patent maker, like Supermarket Sweep but with patents :/

[sLaggings]

How the hell can you get a patent for something already invented by someone else? >.>

I could invent... idk. I could invent miniture bikes. But without a patent, I don't own what I just invented.

[Chippiewill]

It was filed in '05, so Windows is also legal for 4 more years .

[HotelUser]

Don't be silly, marketing and business practices such as these are completely different - different teams and departments (usually) :rolleyes:

And yay, although Linux and BSD should be left alone, they're less annoying and aren't worshipped like the Ten Commandments by the odd few people who ruin it for the majority

EDIT: Hmmm, Patents seem to be less and less useful these days It just looks like they've been let lose with the patent maker, like Supermarket Sweep but with patents :/

Nope too late. Whenever you bring up those pesky ads I'm now going to bring up Microsoft's attempt at patenting sudo!

[GommeInc]

Nope too late. Whenever you bring up those pesky ads I'm now going to bring up Microsoft's attempt at patenting sudo!

I'm guessing you never read N!ck's post?

Ah, I see it now. Epic lol.

Edit: Look what Apple have been patenting today :S http://www.latestpatents.com/apple-p...november-2009/

And pesky advertising shows Apple up as pests. Microsoft and their patenting skills just show them up as anti-social Although whether they actually get away with this patent is beyond me (chances are no-one will care, patents are virtually worthless and crude towards the creator ). It looks like a "who can patent the most things and what?" games.

[Blob]

Nope too late. Whenever you bring up those pesky ads I'm now going to bring up Microsoft's attempt at patenting sudo!

Then I'll bring up when Apple tried to sue Microsoft about 189 GUI elements in Windows 2.0 and 3.0 and failed

[Pyroka]

Ah, I see it now. Epic lol.

Edit: Look what Apple have been patenting today :S http://www.latestpatents.com/apple-p...november-2009/

EL OH EL patenting reading discs on a cd drive system and method of authentification.... hmmmmmmmmmmm PASSWORDS? LOL. We patented passwords. Clever. Ooft and theyre having a dig at PowerPoint with digital presentations Niceee.