I agree the software patent system needs to be revised, but I'm not sure it doesn't currently help the end user and doesn't foster innovation itself. If a company couldn't protect it's intellectual property, and any one else could copy a company's innovation, I'm not sure how motivated companies would be to come up with their own innovative ideas.
I don't think Code Factory's touch screen access bears much resemblance to what we have today with IOS and Android. It's been along time since I reviewed how Code Factory's touch screen access worked, but as I recalled, it divided the screen up into quadrants so you only need to tap in one of the four corners. I think it was innovative for it's day, and they probably could have patented some of their ideas, but like I said, I don't think it did much to prepare the way for what Apple did with VoiceOver. On 01/03/13 19:19, Peter Durieux wrote: > Hi all, > > If they had spent all their money into innovation and research in stead of > fighting crazy pattern wars at justice, imagine what we all good have done > with the new products and sod software there would be released. > Patterns are not helping the enduser. and of the record, was codefactory not > the first > in the way we now use for exloring a touch interface? > > Just my 2 cents. > > kr > > -Peter > > > > Op 1-mrt.-2013, om 14:43 heeft Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> het > volgende geschreven: > >> Hi, >> >> I agree lol. But to be fair, the reason why swiping doesn't automatically >> scroll the page like on IOS is because it violates Apples patent on >> scrolling or some such thing like that. That one is out of Androids hands. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Feb 28, 2013, at 11:28 PM, James Mannion <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I agree. I currently have both the IPhone 5 and an Android phone to >>> play with running the absolute latest version of Android and as stock >>> as it gets. Stock Android is our best bet as it means that it has not >>> been altered as manufacturers like to endlessly do on the Android >>> side. They all feel the need to reinvent the interface to whatever >>> extent satisfies them. Stock Android gets rid of that concern for you. >>> This is stock and absolutely is not equal to the IPhone. It is >>> amazingly better than 2.3 was, this is 4.2 by the way, but not equal >>> to the I devices. It is finally usable and in my opinions and that of >>> many others, 2.3 was barely usable depending what you wanted to do. To >>> get at some functions you have to do these sweeping gestures that you >>> have to satisfy the system that is what you want and after you gain >>> entry to that screen by doing that, then you can pick that function >>> you were trying to do. With the IPhone I could have had the task >>> accomplished five minutes ago already. On my Android device the two >>> finger scroll gestures are successful about half the time and the >>> other half of the time they either mostly end up activating things on >>> the screen I had no intention of activating or sometimes they don't >>> take. Like it will start to scroll and then decide I did not do it >>> sufficiently and bounce back instead to where it was. In listening to >>> how to do things, I would have never thought the two finger scroll >>> would be the subject of endless frustration and problems. Well, it is. >>> And guess what, you have to scroll with that gesture a lot. Swiping >>> will not ever scroll the screen. You have to. It is a task I dread and >>> want to throw the bleeping thing every time I have to do it because it >>> gives me so much problem and should not be like that. I have been >>> using the IPhone continuously sice 2010 and had some experience before >>> that. I know how to do gestures including those with multiple fingers >>> and rarely are they a problem for me to execute on the IPhone. So no, >>> it is not just my fumbling because I haven't learned this type of >>> interaction. >>> On 2/28/13, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Neal, >>>> I never had an Android phone, but I do have an Android tablet. And I am >>>> glad >>>> I still have my iPhone 4S. I hear a lot of folks say that with Jellybean >>>> 4.2, Android accessibility is about on par with ios, and I can't agree. >>>> Inconsistent operation is one reason. Braille access is another. >>>> Inconsistent operation of the gestures is a third. And the reasons you >>>> cited >>>> with the lack of audio feedback when moving apps and the inability to label >>>> buttons is another. I'm glad I have the luxury of being able to play with >>>> the Nexus 7 tablet, but there is no way I would move from the iPhone to >>>> Android at this time. ios isn't perfect. But the accessibility is >>>> considerably more polished, IMHO. The mail app is another area where ios is >>>> really good, especially with that new delete feature. I don't want to start >>>> a Android versus ios thread. But for me, an end user firmly in the camp of >>>> my device being a means to an end, rather than a fun thing to play with >>>> that >>>> must offer me endless choice, I'm happy to stay with ios for now. >>>> >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> Mary Otten >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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