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Yes, because every patent a company holds is explicitly intended for public use. No one ever patents something because it's a new and unique idea right? /s
by givinguflac 10y ago
Yes, because every patent a company holds is explicitly intended for public use. No one ever patents something because it's a new and unique idea right? /s
- V-2 10y agoStrawman argument? All I said is that apparently they don't rule it out. Of course we cannot know for sure either way, but we should consider the context here. Apple, of all companies, is probably the most infamous for its policy of tight control over user devices. The idea itself is not extraordinarily hard to come up with, and yet it happens to be no other than Apple who thought it worthwhile to patent it. I think scepticism is perfectly justified in this case