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Mr. Jobs stated in his authorized autobiography:


Steve Jobs






Source: NASDAQ Newswires

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RE: i think i speak for a lot
By InvertMe on 3/8/2012 9:50:37 AM , Rating: 0
As much as I hate Apple, they have a clear case here just like Microsoft. Google needs to stop stealing other people's IP.

You might not like it but I can 100% guarantee if you came up with the coolest idea for something and planned on selling millions of something and then someone came by, stole your idea and made "your" money you would be pissed and want your share.

In any event I doubt this will really hurt Android that much - they will still sell multiple millions of phones.

RE: i think i speak for a lot
By retrospooty on 3/8/2012 9:59:40 AM , Rating: 2
How can you be OK with Apple stolen ideas then? All Apple did was take a Palm Treo, matty it up with a full screen touchscreen like a Palm Tungsten and put in an OS with a nice UI. Its OK for Apple to totally rip off, but not others?

Look, all companies copy each other. Its normal. Ford basically invented the modern mass production automobile. Are we to ban GM, chrysler, BMW, Honda Toyota and all others because thier designs are all similar? Lets see, here, 4 wheels, and a steeing wheel, that's our idea. Of course not, and I am not saying all of Apple's copied ideas are wrong. It's OK. What isnt OK is Apple suing others for copying Apples copied tech. THAT is what pisses everyone off.

RE: i think i speak for a lot
By michael2k on 3/8/12, Rating: -1
RE: i think i speak for a lot
By Cheesew1z69 on 3/8/2012 10:37:44 AM , Rating: 4
No, they didn't invent the PDA....


By retrospooty on 3/8/2012 10:54:47 AM , Rating: 2
These Apple guys are a riot. They actually believe the things they say. Even thought the psion was out 7 years before the newton, and the Icon driven Psion series 3 was 2 years before the newton. And boy does the newton interface look similar. LOL.

Anyhow all companies copy. Apple just needs to stop suing about it and make products.

RE: i think i speak for a lot
By MZperX on 3/9/2012 12:21:21 PM , Rating: 2
Also, apparently the Psion Series 5 which was released in 1997 already had a touch-sensitive screen (granted it was 640x240 with 16 grayscales).

Note: I had to look this stuff up, thanks to Cheesew1z69 for pointing out the Psion devices. Fascinating stuff.

So, to the casual observer, it appears as though Apple did not create their iDevices out of thin air, but rather built and improved on decades worth of innovation by other companies... Naw, that's just crazy talk! There was no life before Apple. None!




RE: i think i speak for a lot
By InvertMe on 3/8/2012 10:26:27 AM , Rating: 2
Don't put words in my mouth. I never said I was okay with anything about Apple. Steve Jobs was proud of the fact Apple steals it's "ideas".

Patent laws need to change a lot. Some ideas that are patented seem so general that anyone who makes anything that looks like a phone can be potentially sued.

That said Google (I'm to lazy to site my sources but you can search for it) steals lines of code directly from others. That's stuff that should be sued for. I am sure everyone does it but if you get caught you should have to pay the price.

