Hi guys I have to agree with Ricardo here. I would hate to be a company that hacked off the blind community, especially if they attempted to mess with our accessibility. I don't think these guys are going to be real happy with the results. I don't need to explain why to you guys. Regards, Gigi
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > But their is 1 key difference in all those other cases. Those are all > cosmetic. Win or lose, none of those things changes the level of access one > has to their device. Unlike in this instance. Changing how a battery > indicator looks, or if you slide or tap to unlock, doesn't impede thousands > of people. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Feb 23, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A lot of the patent cases are ridiculous. While Apple was the victim in this >> particular one, they have done their share of causing problems with it too. >> The most intense stuff does seem to be between Apple and Samsung, but again, >> the whole patent system has problems. For example, patenting the way a >> battery indicator is displayed? Give me a break. >> On Feb 23, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I totally agree. Even still, this was a pretty stupid move by Samsung. If >>> nothing else, its a bad PR move. I don't think I'll be buying another >>> Samsung product after this. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Feb 23, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I doubt this even gets off the ground, but it goes to show how ridiculous >>>> this patent thing has gotten. The entire patent system needs to be redone. >>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Maccessibility <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'Samsung struggles to block iPhone >>>>> function for the blind' >>>>> >>>>> Samsung has suffered a setback in its effort to win an iPhone ban based >>>>> on a function making its software accessible to blind people. >>>>> >>>>> The South Korean firm had sought an injunction in a German court arguing >>>>> Apple’s VoiceOver screen-access facility infringed one of its patents. >>>>> >>>>> This article is definitely worth [...] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You may view the latest post at >>>>> http://maccessibility.net/2013/02/22/samsung-struggles-to-block-iphone-function-for-the-blind/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
