____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 07 August 2007 18:09 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Researcher Blasts Apple for 'Negligent' Patching
>>
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>>| A researcher who went public last month with the first iPhone vulnerability
>>| says Apple's updating of the open-source components it uses in Mac OS X is
>>| inexcusable and negligent.
>> `----
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>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135589-c,macos/article.html
>>
>> iPhone's keyboard prompts patent violation suit
>>
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>>| SP Technologies filed a claim alleging that Apple has infringed on a patent
>>| it was granted in 2004 for a "method and medium for computer readable
>>| keyboard display incapable of user termination". [WTF???]
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| SP Technologies is seeking "reasonable royalties" from Apple, which online
>>| rumours have speculated could see compensation paid for each iPhone already
>>| sold.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08/06/apple_iphone_keyboard_patent/
>>
>> Wonderful. Just like Xerox and Palm. The customer suffers. Stylus strokes --
>> truly innovative and never done before (hint: the pencil is prior art).
>>
>>
>
> Well, my Psion 5mx had handwriting recognition, and my Nokia N770s and
> N800 have too. The Psion predates 2004 by a loooong way, though.
>
> This just shows how insane these patents really are. Incidentally, even
> the name "SP Technologies" sounds like a patent trolling company?
I was disappointed to find that the name contained the word "Technology", which
makes it unlikely that it's just a law firm with a portfolio (i.e. a list of
7-digit numbers).
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