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Apple Trying To Patent Anti-Tamper Tape
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| Apparently, Apple is trying to patent anti-
| tamper tape. The patent application, for a
| "tamper resistant label for detecting device
| openings," describes some adhesive tape that
| could be placed inside devices, which would
| get torn or damaged if someone opened the
| device. It seems like there's a ton of prior
| art here.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091210/2104287303.shtml
Your Rights Online: Microsoft Invents Price-Gouging the Least Influential
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| "In the world envisioned by Microsoft's just-
| published patent application for Social
| Marketing, monopolists will maximize revenue
| by charging prices inversely related to the
| perceived influence an individual has on
| others. Microsoft gives an example of a
| pricing model that charges different people
| $0, $5, $10, $20, or $25 for the identical
| item based on the influence the purchaser
| wields. A presentation describing the revenue
| optimization scheme earned one of the three
| inventors applause (MS-Research video), and
| the so-called 'influence and exploit'
| strategies were also featured at WWW 2008
| (PDF). The invention jibes nicely with Bill
| Gates's pending patents for identifying
| influencers. Welcome to the brave new world of
| analytics."
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http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/12/1942207/Microsoft-Invents-Price-Gouging-the-Least-Influential
Recent:
Apple patents anti-user attention-complianceware
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| Apple's filed a patent on a design for a
| device that won't let its owner use it
| unless that person demonstrates that she
| has complied with an advertiser's demands
| by paying attention to an ad and taking
| some action indicating her dutiful
| attention.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/15/apple-patents-anti-u.html
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