http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/06/apple_sued_over_itunes_interface/ Nerds are for Dorks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:11:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/06/apple_sued_over_itunes_interface/comment-page-1/#comment-17114 cliche Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:34:21 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1821#comment-17114 There are many who try to grab some money by suing the big guy, but I think this one has merit. Have you guys even seen the jpg? 'catagory, composer, artist' on top, 'selected songs and artist picture' on bottom... it's eerily similar. Before you say 'this only makes sense and it's just coincidence', consider what kind of interface other media player had before itunes. Now roll back 10 years, before even Google existed. I think this was patentable innovation back then, and if Apple really did see this, they copied. There are many who try to grab some money by suing the big guy, but I think this one has merit. Have you guys even seen the jpg? ‘catagory, composer, artist’ on top, ’selected songs and artist picture’ on bottom… it’s eerily similar. Before you say ‘this only makes sense and it’s just coincidence’, consider what kind of interface other media player had before itunes. Now roll back 10 years, before even Google existed. I think this was patentable innovation back then, and if Apple really did see this, they copied.

]]> http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/06/apple_sued_over_itunes_interface/comment-page-1/#comment-17113 Onno Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:15:58 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1821#comment-17113 Besides from the obvious stupidity of this kind of patents I don't think that this way of browsing through category hierarchies can be patented. It is just one way of accessing information, basically you can state that it is not that different from '94 style hierarchical websites but with the seperate menu's in a single interface. Besides from the obvious stupidity of this kind of patents I don’t think that this way of browsing through category hierarchies can be patented.
It is just one way of accessing information, basically you can state that it is not that different from ‘94 style hierarchical websites but with the seperate menu’s in a single interface.

]]> http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/06/apple_sued_over_itunes_interface/comment-page-1/#comment-17112 Anthony Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:58:11 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1821#comment-17112 I'd laugh my ass off if they actually won the case, the comparison is just down right ridiculous. I’d laugh my ass off if they actually won the case, the comparison is just down right ridiculous.

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