5 ms·
So Microsoft is a patent troll, just like Apple (who decided to sue Samsung for the 'slide to unlock'). On the bright side, I think most people don't like the '
by meuk 9y ago
So Microsoft is a patent troll, just like Apple (who decided to sue Samsung for the 'slide to unlock'). On the bright side, I think most people don't like the 'ribbon' (I don't understand the difference with a normal tabbed UI anyway) pattern anyway.
- oaiey 9y agoNot a fan of patents at all, but is not a troll someone who does not invent and sell products? Both Microsoft does. They are playing the hard game with patents, but IMHO not troll style.
- meuk 9y agoYou're right, 'patent troll' is not accurate here, but I couldn't find a better word.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- mfoy_ 9y agoSo you're just denigrating the entire concept of patents? O.K.
- meuk 9y agoOf patenting obvious things and aggresively defending them. Although I think you could make a strong case against the whole concept of a patent as well.
- ovao 9y agoYou admit that you don’t understand the difference between the ribbon UI and tabbed layouts, yet assert that the ribbon design is “obvious”?
- bostonpete 9y agoA ribbon UI essentially is a tabbed layout, isn't it?
- ovao 9y agoIt is, essentially, with the addition of context-sensitive controls and elements. Or at least that's my very layman's interpretation of the patents.
- meuk 9y agoAs far as I can see the 'ribbon' style is a tabbed layout which uses big buttons with pictures. So with the prior art of tabbed layout and of buttons with pictures, the ribbon style brings nothing new to the table.
- mfoy_ 9y agoMicrosoft's "Ribbon" thing is very distinctive, it's not "obvious"... although whether it's "good" is debatable.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]