@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen fromlemm.eemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1316file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1284imageThe difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen fromlemm.ee@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square520linkfedilink2•1 year agoexactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it’s not a real device.
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilink2•1 year agoBut is is a concept, which was what you appeared to be disagreeing with.
minus-square520linkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoIt is a concept indeed. When I said that, I merely provided commentary on how Apple was behaving, not what reflected reality. Apple weaponised their patents because they, or rather, Steve, believed they owned the concept.
Patents are about implementation, not concepts.
exactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it’s not a real device.
But is is a concept, which was what you appeared to be disagreeing with.
It is a concept indeed. When I said that, I merely provided commentary on how Apple was behaving, not what reflected reality. Apple weaponised their patents because they, or rather, Steve, believed they owned the concept.