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[–] 520@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"The whole concept of a touchscreen device..." is something that prior fictional examples prove false. They did not come up with the concept, but they did implement a prior concept.

But that didn't come from a patent filing, that was my commentary on how they behaved. Patent filing language is much more precise for this reason.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Patents are about implementation, not concepts.

[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

exactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it's not a real device.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But is is a concept, which was what you appeared to be disagreeing with.

[–] 520@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is a concept indeed. When I said that, I merely provided commentary on how Apple was behaving, not what reflected reality. Apple weaponised their patents because they, or rather, Steve, believed they owned the concept.