There is an old saying that one bad apple can make the whole fruit basket go bad. Lately the big ‘apple’ has been getting bigger and ‘badder’. Now, I’m not a really a fan of them (Apple) – having a more MS background but I won’t bash them unless it is really necessary. Truth is, they have/had it coming.
In the latest news (just in case you haven’t been keeping up to date) Apple is suing competitors left right and center – this all because of ‘patent’ issues. Again, I’m not an Samsung/Android/Google specific fan but, suing someone because they have a product that looks like yours and you didn’t even invent the original concept (patents were bought from others) just means one thing – you suck at business. The fact that you had to buy a patent for something you want to sell means your only intent is to blackmail/screw others with it. Yes, many companies does it these days (even MS) and personally I think the idea stinks (sucks/blows or whatever way you want to refer to it). As far as I’m concern patents should not be purchasable/sell-able since it destroy the very idea why they were created (giving the creator a chance to do something with the idea before others can. If he/she/it can’t make the idea work the patent should be made null and void). Also, patents should only be applicable to physical working things – machines, gears, guts – in my opinion. The whole ‘software patent’ idea is a bit scaly if you ask me – too many blurry lines…
Perhaps it is time we/someone empty the basket so we can start ‘fresh’ again (picking fruit or something)… hehe
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