Touch Patent

[GeneralJ]

So, Apple owns touch technology now.
How long do you suppose this is gonna last?

[coleknows]

Shrug.

[PrinceProspero]

I'm pretty sure this news is irrelevant.

[Piggler]

Nice factual support to back up your claims.

[GeneralJ]

Yeah. I guess it doesn't matter that they can put lawsuits against anything else using touch screen...

[PrinceProspero]

At 9/4/11 09:45 PM, GeneralJ wrote: Yeah. I guess it doesn't matter that they can put lawsuits against anything else using touch screen...

You see, that's where you're full of shit.

[GeneralJ]

Look it up bro.

[PrinceProspero]

At 9/4/11 09:46 PM, GeneralJ wrote: Look it up bro.

I did. You obviously don't understand how the patent system works.

[megakill]

At 9/4/11 09:45 PM, GeneralJ wrote: Yeah. I guess it doesn't matter that they can put lawsuits against anything else using touch screen...

Okay, does the patent cover all forms of touch screen technology, or, does it simply cover their own form of touch screen technology?

I think you'll find its the latter...

[GeneralJ]

Well, then explain it.

[PrinceProspero]

At 9/4/11 09:48 PM, GeneralJ wrote: Well, then explain it.

I really shouldn't have to explain your own thread to you, but just this once I'll oblige.

Should Apple decide to take a company to the courts over the patent infringement, it would have to prove that the multitouch interface was a direct copy of its own. It's pretty doubtful big companies such as HTC would go and fully copy the iPhone's touchscreen, characteristic-for-characteristic. More likely, though, Apple and other companies will deal with the new patent out-of-court by essentially licensing the technology--every company that wants to use a setup like the iPhone and iPad would pay Apple a cash sum to lease the rights.

[Yoshi-Dus-Not]

Really, who cares?

[Asandir]

At 9/4/11 09:42 PM, GeneralJ wrote: So, Apple owns touch technology now.
How long do you suppose this is gonna last?

I don't know. Maybe for quite some time.

[Lintire]

There's no fucking way that Apple was the first to commercialize touch technology.

[serving7]

At 9/4/11 09:42 PM, GeneralJ wrote: How long do you suppose this is gonna last?

Indefinitely

[Gimmick]

I need sources

[tox]

apple owns a very specific patent on touch screens.. not all touch screens

[Mismo]

Um yeah, that's just stupid.

[CaveStoryGrounds]

It's cool I don't really give a rats ass about touch technology.

[LiquidFire]

What? they do?

[Asandir]

At 9/5/11 09:21 AM, tally1989 wrote: What? they do?

Only for a certain kind of touch screens.

[GeneralJ]

Before you call someone retarded, you should really pay attention to the point of the thread. Not that I'm insisting you're the retard here, but you really are.

I didn't realize that the patent was that specific. I thank those of you that kindly pointed that out. I guess for others looking tough is cooler than holding a civil conversation.

[Ferociraptor]

Posting from my 3DS, hell yeeeaauuuh.

[Squidbit]

I finally understand why the computers at any place that serves you food doesn't have a touch screen.
Oh wait, they all do.

[Irrelephant]

At 9/5/11 04:04 PM, GeneralJ wrote: I didn't realize that the patent was that specific. I thank those of you that kindly pointed that out. I guess for others looking tough is cooler than holding a civil conversation.

check yourself before you wreck yourself bro

[Gimmick]

At 9/5/11 09:23 AM, Asandir wrote:

At 9/5/11 09:21 AM, tally1989 wrote: What? they do?

Only for a certain kind of touch screens.

What? they do?