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I wonder if the folks at Delicious Library are upset about Apple's new 'iBooks' app, that essentially looks the same as theirs. http://www.delicious-monster.co

I wonder if the folks at Delicious Library are upset about Apple's new 'iBooks' app, that essentially looks the same as theirs. http://www.delicious-monster.com/images/librarypage/screenshots/Delicious-Library.png http://www.delicious-monster.com/images/librarypage/screensh... http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/136360/thumbs/s-IBOOKS-STORE-large.jpg http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/136360/thumbs/s-IBOOKS-...

runevault 17y ago
http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8290423381 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8290423381
- cmelbye 17y ago
  Ugh. Very lame on his part. His company doesn't magically hold exclusive rights to a bookshelf with books on it. Thankfully he realized that iBooks and Delicious Library are completely different products.
  - tvon 17y ago
    Well, I think there is doing something, and then doing something very well. Delicious Library did the bookshelf thing very well, and the iBooks thing seems to do it very well in a similar way. I'm not saying he has a legal bone to pick or anything, just that he is allowed a tweet or two to hrmph about it.
    - cmelbye 17y ago
      Delicious Library is for cataloging your media and books. iBooks is iTunes but for purchasing books. Pretty different purposes.
  - runevault 17y ago
    I don't see how it's lame? He's stating they did take a pretty healthy chunk of his UI design, but then points out that is not all DL is...
- tvon 17y ago
  Seems mixed, sort of: "they took my bling but DL is more than that, but dammit they took my bling".
pchristensen 17y ago
Not to mention all of the carpenters in history that have built wooden shelves.
antidaily 17y ago
One of those guys was hired by Apple a long time ago.
- prawn 17y ago
  The DL guy noted on Twitter that everyone who'd worked on DL bar himself now works for Apple.
fierarul 17y ago
Yeah, I also though about that although I'm not sure using a wooden shelf is that revolutionary / unique. But then again, stranger things have been patented and trademarked so perhaps the Delicious Library guys might have a case.
khelloworld 17y ago
Wasn't the interface pioneered by Classics? I thought so.
- tvon 17y ago
  Delicious Library predates the iPhone (unless Classics does too?)
  - khelloworld 17y ago
    Didn't know that. I was just asking.
    - tvon 17y ago
      Sure sure, just answering :)
swingerbone 17y ago
Anyone ever play Myst? pretty sure they had the whole bookshelf and 3d page turning before DL or Classics...
parka 17y ago
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Copyright is so tricky.

runevault 17y ago

http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8290423381 http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8290423381

cmelbye 17y ago
Ugh. Very lame on his part. His company doesn't magically hold exclusive rights to a bookshelf with books on it. Thankfully he realized that iBooks and Delicious Library are completely different products.
- tvon 17y ago
  Well, I think there is doing something, and then doing something very well. Delicious Library did the bookshelf thing very well, and the iBooks thing seems to do it very well in a similar way. I'm not saying he has a legal bone to pick or anything, just that he is allowed a tweet or two to hrmph about it.
  - cmelbye 17y ago
    Delicious Library is for cataloging your media and books. iBooks is iTunes but for purchasing books. Pretty different purposes.
- runevault 17y ago
  I don't see how it's lame? He's stating they did take a pretty healthy chunk of his UI design, but then points out that is not all DL is...
tvon 17y ago
Seems mixed, sort of: "they took my bling but DL is more than that, but dammit they took my bling".

pchristensen 17y ago

Not to mention all of the carpenters in history that have built wooden shelves.

antidaily 17y ago

One of those guys was hired by Apple a long time ago.

prawn 17y ago
The DL guy noted on Twitter that everyone who'd worked on DL bar himself now works for Apple.

fierarul 17y ago

Yeah, I also though about that although I'm not sure using a wooden shelf is that revolutionary / unique. But then again, stranger things have been patented and trademarked so perhaps the Delicious Library guys might have a case.

khelloworld 17y ago

Wasn't the interface pioneered by Classics? I thought so.

tvon 17y ago
Delicious Library predates the iPhone (unless Classics does too?)
- khelloworld 17y ago
  Didn't know that. I was just asking.
  - tvon 17y ago
    Sure sure, just answering :)

swingerbone 17y ago

Anyone ever play Myst? pretty sure they had the whole bookshelf and 3d page turning before DL or Classics...

parka 17y ago

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Copyright is so tricky.