> if it’s pa[t]ent-encumbered, it’s literally been recognized as a novel and advanced innovation I think it's pretty clear by now that the patent system rarely

> if it’s pa[t]ent-encumbered, it’s literally been recognized as a novel and advanced innovation I think it's pretty clear by now that the patent system rarely works that way in practice, though that is the intent. And I was merely joking that whatever apple announces has to be "revolutionary" or "groundbreaking" or "jaw-dropping". Whatever the quality of the product (and for their hardware, it's typically high), the company culture is to staple a bunch of superlatives onto the headlines. (BTW I don't know what “selling or renting first-party tools is a trick" means)