Your comparison has quite literally nothing to do with this patent, beyond beyond a method of touch interface. It is not simply rotated 90 degrees. Further it'

Your comparison has quite literally nothing to do with this patent, beyond beyond a method of touch interface. It is not simply rotated 90 degrees. Further it's interesting how people could claim the obviousness of this despite the fact that there isn't a single known use before twitter started doing it (where it was then picked up by others). That's a pretty remarkably clear indication that it isn't obvious. 99% of software patents are bullshit that should never have been granted, with this patent being among them. However this patent is no worse, and is arguably better, than most that so many actually defend on here (hyperlinking phone numbers, for instance).