Sure, but those are not design-related patents, or natural-gesture patents, or for that matter designs based on principles being part of human society for centu

Sure, but those are not design-related patents, or natural-gesture patents, or for that matter designs based on principles being part of human society for centuries ("slide to unlock" anyone?) "Nokia finally claims multi-million dollar victory over Apple for breaching up to 46 patents" "Camera maker Kodak has said it will sue Apple and Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the iPhone and Blackberry, over technology used in their handsets." I do not condone those actions. I just think that Apple is here the "worse-guy", opening a very smelly can of worms just because of animosity towards Android (http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/17/google-ceo-larry-page-on-steve-jobs-thermonuclear-war-how-well-is-that-working-for-them http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/17/google-ceo-larry-page-on-steve...) And yes, Microsoft is an even worse bad-guy (but largely irrelevant in the smartphone sector), that is why I have not (directly) spent a penny on their products in over 15 years.