And what about Europe? j.
On 19 Jul 2011 20:18, "Casper Bang" <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to see the engineering and technology field as a pure and > passionate area, unspoiled by politics and lawyers. Now I know I was > just young and naive. > > On Jul 19, 8:30 am, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: >> More information >> here: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/apple-deals-massive-patent-blow-to... >> >> The way I read it, the patent involved applies to everything from phones to >> MP3 players to computers to more. i.e. the usual completely ridiculous US >> Patent System is easily abused problem. Hopefully a saner judge will prevail >> in an appeal. >> >> NB: ZDNet article quotes Florian Mueller a lot, who isn't known as a >> particularly reliable source; sensationalist headlines and an extremely >> pro-apple outlook are his usual mode. >> >> NB2: While you really should read the full thing, to give you a taste, one >> of the two patents involved has the following summary: "A system and method >> causes a computer to detect and perform actions on structures identified in >> computer data.". Well, oops. I better delete every piece of software I ever >> wrote, then, I guess. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
