well i talked about slide to unlock as example of - #73615233 added by bosskiss at Apple

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(11/14/2012) [-]

isn't it about having a patent on something?

i mean if apple has invented slide to unlock and placed a patent on it.
and they found it unnecessary to use it on there phones. and instead they give permission to Sony to use it for a small fee. they still are the ones to invented it.

it isn't about using something for the first time it's about inventing something for the first time.

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That's not the case though - Apple didn't give people permission to use those things - those groups actually did invent those things independent of apple, and then apple used them.

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well i talked about slide to unlock as example of patents

gizmodo.com/5950690/apples-latest-slide+to+unlock-patent-basically-prevents-other-phones-from-dragging-anything-around-a-lock-screen

i can agree with you about the apple design and Notification bar

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(11/14/2012) [-]

This actually brings up an excellent point - all of this tom-fullery is made possible by our ridiculous patent laws. Thank you US Government!