fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen fromlemm.eeimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down132file-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up1285arrow-down1imageThe difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen fromlemm.eefne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPatents are about implementation, not concepts.
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoexactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it’s not a real device.
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBut is is a concept, which was what you appeared to be disagreeing with.
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt is a concept indeed. When I said that, I merely provided commentary on how Apple was behaving, not what reflected reality. Apple weaponised their patents because they, or rather, Steve, believed they owned the concept.
Patents are about implementation, not concepts.
exactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it’s not a real device.
But is is a concept, which was what you appeared to be disagreeing with.
It is a concept indeed. When I said that, I merely provided commentary on how Apple was behaving, not what reflected reality. Apple weaponised their patents because they, or rather, Steve, believed they owned the concept.