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Unless this guy had a patent, any offer is a good offer. It’s not a terribly complicated feature to do from scratch and it does logically belong to the OS. Blo
by abcd_f 5y ago
Unless this guy had a patent, any offer is a good offer. It’s not a terribly complicated feature to do from scratch and it does logically belong to the OS.
Blocking it from the store was an ass move, if it indeed happened as described and there’s no hidden context.
- tmotwu 5y agoThese excuses just keep getting funnier. App developers: make sure you file your patents, or else its YOUR fault if Apple decides to participate in blatant 90s style Microsoft anticompetitive behavior.
- mojzu 5y agoThere are enough swiping keyboards around now that it would be tricky to get any patent on it surely? Definitely seems like a dick move but "tech company copies good feature that isn't legally protected" is not exactly uncommon in this industry, if anything it's encouraged by most consumers
- jodrellblank 5y agoThe parent commentor is not excusing Apple's behaviour, nor saying it was the developer's fault. They said the developer would be in a better position if they had a patent.
- modo_mario 5y agoI'm not sure he could even get a patent. He's not a company that can patent rounded corners, etc