You can't patent a dumb physical switch. That and the fact that the tech industry has moved so far away from even caring about users problems that it's now bus

You can't patent a dumb physical switch. That and the fact that the tech industry has moved so far away from even caring about users problems that it's now busy devising cool new solutions to the problems it created for them. Seriously, putting cameras and mics in every device and then creating web browsers which potentially have access to them at all times? Yeah, I'm most worried about what happens when I close the lid.