tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250221789245109702.post4515410874453425994..comments2023-10-25T02:52:20.541-07:00Comments on The Open Source School: Apple patents the work of othersMark Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02411717636712747357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250221789245109702.post-32731046527715411432010-10-04T13:09:32.111-07:002010-10-04T13:09:32.111-07:00Go Android...Go Android...Bigfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265552532936707475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250221789245109702.post-87894601389332469452010-08-12T19:44:46.243-07:002010-08-12T19:44:46.243-07:00Makes developing for Android look a lot better, do...Makes developing for Android look a lot better, doesn't it :-)pyGranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017282266652883905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250221789245109702.post-8084835831766121662010-08-12T14:41:31.112-07:002010-08-12T14:41:31.112-07:00Hi Tony. Thanks for your comment. The screenshot a...Hi Tony. Thanks for your comment. The screenshot above is from Apple's patent application and has the start screen from the Whereto app. I'd say that constitutes an attempt to patent someone else's work. The wider issue is Apple's attempt to begin patenting mobile apps. While it looks as though FutureTap is reluctant to bite the Apple that feeds it (and appears to have buried their difference) if Apple (or another company) patents common functions on mobile phones for things like finding hotels (in this case), buying movie tickets, reading books online, I think the mobile space will be worse for it.mosborne01https://www.blogger.com/profile/09264818633152065389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250221789245109702.post-68298797392065680612010-08-12T03:58:36.924-07:002010-08-12T03:58:36.924-07:00Apple did no such thing: check the FutureTap websi...Apple did no such thing: check the FutureTap website and they clearly say that there was never any attempt to patent someone else's work. There are plenty of real reasons to dislike software patents without making ones up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com