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Maybe Apple does not even believe they invented the tablet. But they have to act as if they do, because it feeds their cult following, which sells devices at th
by Tichy 15y ago
Maybe Apple does not even believe they invented the tablet. But they have to act as if they do, because it feeds their cult following, which sells devices at the end of the day.
- masklinn 15y ago> Maybe Apple does not even believe they invented the tablet. Of course they don't, tablets predate the iPad by years (just as Apple did not invent the cell phone). This is a design patent dispute. Apple's claim are that Samsung's output looks just a little bit too much like Apple's (supposedly originally designed) products. > But they have to act as if they do, because it feeds their cult following Ah, I see you come from /r/tech. Sorry about having interjected.
- kubrickslair 15y ago> their cult following Have a look at the top rated comments on the link to get a better perspective of the cult the company fans are part of. Most people are pretty balanced and more meaning can be found in having faith in a political view or religion than a consumer electronics maker.
- jarin 15y agoHmm, I beg to differ. If I remember correctly, the Apple Newton MessagePad was the first commercially available tablet computer. They may not have invented the tablet concept (just as so many other major inventions are conceptualized in fiction first), but as far as I know, credit for an invention is based on the first to actually make it. When I was a kid, I drew a space fighter. If someone makes a space fighter with a similar design, do I get credit for the invention?
- artsrc 15y agoIt is illogical to deny the your drawing as prior art, and to prevent people from from making space fighters because they look like your drawing.