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Wonder if Apple will sue to get an injunction against the launch. :)

by cromwellian 14y ago

option_greek 14y ago
Not unless the satellites are rounded of course :)
- skeletonjelly 14y ago
  They'll be bared from entering into a rounded orbit.
  - nedwin 14y ago
    You jest but a Boeing patent on a specific satellite manuever had the effect of decommissioning a satellite. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6116545 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6116545
    - nedwin 14y ago
      The full story here: http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down_AMC_14_Lunar_Flyby_Salvage_Attempt_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down...
    - hobbyhacker 14y ago
      Patents definitely foster progress by the looks of it.
    - colinshark 14y ago
      Perhaps patents will be the last thing that saves human-driven cars. You can get an injunction against self-driving cars that can do the newly patented three-point-turn (its not prior art because now it uses a COMPUTER system!), but you can't stop a driver from doing it!
- nivla 14y ago
  They also have to ensure there aren't any objects that might bounce back during lift off. :)
- melling 14y ago
  The rounded joke is the easy one to make, of course. However, Apple did lose against Samsung on that count. There must be some sort of herding mentality that people go through, where people in general grab onto sound bites, instead of taking the time to do a deep dive into the issues. It usually happens in politics. On HN, I would hope for more.
  - rogerchucker 14y ago
    *herding. On HN, I would hope for better spelling.
- deleted 14y ago
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pooriaazimi 14y ago
With all respect, this isn't the kind of comment I've come to expect from HN lot on a serious article like this. It belongs to Verge/TechCrunch/Engadget/Gizmodo, or the the articles about the court ruling (those from yesterday).
- esolyt 14y ago
  Actually the comment had a purpose and was trying to raise awareness. The fact that it made you angry perhaps shows that it worked? Perhaps it might make you reconsider your opinions about your favorite company.
  - ceejayoz 14y ago
    I don't think a comment on HN, of all places, is going to do any raising of awareness of Apple's patent position. Reddit, Youtube, MSNBC, etc., maybe. HN? C'mon. Also, to get the comment, you already had to have that awareness. It wouldn't make any sense to someone who doesn't know about the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit.
  - pooriaazimi 14y ago
    I'm all for raising awareness for what you think is right (even though Apple is my favorite company, while I disagree with if not most then many of what they're doing and how they're doing them), but this comment was like the typical Christian (or for my case, Muslim) missionary: "Hi, how are you doing today! Nice weather, isntit? Oh, and by the way, love Jesus(Allah) a bit more why don't you? He's a great fellow, Jesus is." - most of the time hurting their cause more than they do to help it. It wasn't the OP's intent, I'm sure. All of us get angry some time and mix things up and comment on unrelated articles. I've posted more unrelated/stupid comments that I care to count. And by the way, I'm not remotely angry. I have a lot of arguments about the subjects and have argued with many about it (not passionately, but all of us were reasonable and not typical fanboys). But I don't want to see them reiterated over all HN stories, that's all.
- josteink 14y ago
  Fact: In the current tech-landscape it's hard to think about innovative Android-devices launched without anticipating Apple filing anti-competitive lawsuits. You reap what you saw. It's kalled karma. In the tech-sector, Apple's main perception is now largely as the lawsuit-company.

Wonder if Apple will sue to get an injunction against the launch. :)

option_greek 14y ago

Not unless the satellites are rounded of course :)

skeletonjelly 14y ago
They'll be bared from entering into a rounded orbit.
- nedwin 14y ago
  You jest but a Boeing patent on a specific satellite manuever had the effect of decommissioning a satellite. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6116545 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6116545
  - nedwin 14y ago
    The full story here: http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down_AMC_14_Lunar_Flyby_Salvage_Attempt_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down...
  - hobbyhacker 14y ago
    Patents definitely foster progress by the looks of it.
  - colinshark 14y ago
    Perhaps patents will be the last thing that saves human-driven cars. You can get an injunction against self-driving cars that can do the newly patented three-point-turn (its not prior art because now it uses a COMPUTER system!), but you can't stop a driver from doing it!
nivla 14y ago
They also have to ensure there aren't any objects that might bounce back during lift off. :)
melling 14y ago
The rounded joke is the easy one to make, of course. However, Apple did lose against Samsung on that count. There must be some sort of herding mentality that people go through, where people in general grab onto sound bites, instead of taking the time to do a deep dive into the issues. It usually happens in politics. On HN, I would hope for more.
- rogerchucker 14y ago
  *herding. On HN, I would hope for better spelling.
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pooriaazimi 14y ago

With all respect, this isn't the kind of comment I've come to expect from HN lot on a serious article like this. It belongs to Verge/TechCrunch/Engadget/Gizmodo, or the the articles about the court ruling (those from yesterday).

esolyt 14y ago
Actually the comment had a purpose and was trying to raise awareness. The fact that it made you angry perhaps shows that it worked? Perhaps it might make you reconsider your opinions about your favorite company.
- ceejayoz 14y ago
  I don't think a comment on HN, of all places, is going to do any raising of awareness of Apple's patent position. Reddit, Youtube, MSNBC, etc., maybe. HN? C'mon. Also, to get the comment, you already had to have that awareness. It wouldn't make any sense to someone who doesn't know about the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit.
- pooriaazimi 14y ago
  I'm all for raising awareness for what you think is right (even though Apple is my favorite company, while I disagree with if not most then many of what they're doing and how they're doing them), but this comment was like the typical Christian (or for my case, Muslim) missionary: "Hi, how are you doing today! Nice weather, isntit? Oh, and by the way, love Jesus(Allah) a bit more why don't you? He's a great fellow, Jesus is." - most of the time hurting their cause more than they do to help it. It wasn't the OP's intent, I'm sure. All of us get angry some time and mix things up and comment on unrelated articles. I've posted more unrelated/stupid comments that I care to count. And by the way, I'm not remotely angry. I have a lot of arguments about the subjects and have argued with many about it (not passionately, but all of us were reasonable and not typical fanboys). But I don't want to see them reiterated over all HN stories, that's all.
josteink 14y ago
Fact: In the current tech-landscape it's hard to think about innovative Android-devices launched without anticipating Apple filing anti-competitive lawsuits. You reap what you saw. It's kalled karma. In the tech-sector, Apple's main perception is now largely as the lawsuit-company.