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That's comparing Apples to oranges though - you can't say the physical design of an iPad has anything to do with software patents.
That said, Apple did a great job popularising tablets, but they hardly invented them. And I think the word "bevel" goes back to pre-Jobs days too. I was very surprised that case did not get laughed out of court.
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Easy solution; disabandon patents completely.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Great, a bunch of people that probably have no knowledge about or interest in technology are going to tell us what we can and cannot do with that technology...
Of course it has been that way for a long time.
And not only in technology.
It's an OO world.
public class Sander : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Actually, not really. They'll tell USians what they can and cannot do.
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But who is going to decide what Dutch people can do with US software in Germany? 
It's an OO world.
public class Sander : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Sander Rossel wrote: what we can and cannot do with that technology
No, only telling the patent office what they can and cannot do.
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From the article:
being closely watched by the technology industry.
No. "being intensely lobbied by the technology industry" would be more accurate. Another example of how the media delivers false impressions.
In the end, the Court will of course rule "yes" in the most broad terms, or worse, say that this matter is something for the lower courts to decide on a case-by-case basis. The result will be no further clarity or protection for developers that will eventually (if/when they get big enough to be a blip on the radar) to be sued by "the giants" and the millions of dollars that they can throw at intimidating those with better ideas.
Patent law was originally created to protect real inventions. Now it's used to prevent creativity, invention, and progress. Software is not a cotton gin.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: The result will be no further clarity/blockquote>
I doubt that unless they do nothing more than remand it back to the lower court for reconsideration.
Marc Clifton wrote: to be sued by "the giants" and the millions of dollars that they can throw at intimidating those with better ideas.
On average I would suppose that most patent lawsuits are initiated by those who are not "giants". After all it is a number games in that there are many, many more small companies and individuals versus large companies.
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Kevin Marois wrote: Can software be patented?
Despite the title of the article I doubt that a decision will even get close to being about that.
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I have a little Satnav, It sits there in my car
A Satnav is a driver's friend, it tells you where you are.
I have a little Satnav, I've had it all my life
It's better than the normal ones, my Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, especially how to drive
"It's sixty k's an hour", it says, "You're doing sixty five".
It tells me when to stop and start, and when to use the brake
And tells me that it's never ever, safe to overtake.
It tells me when a light is red, and when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively, just when to intervene.
It lists the vehicles just in front, and all those to the rear
And taking this into account, it specifies my gear.
I'm sure no other driver, has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car, it still gives its advice.
It fills me up with counselling, each journey's pretty fraught
So why don't I exchange it, and get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, makes sure I'm properly fed
It washes all my shirts and things, and keeps me warm in bed!
Despite all these advantages, and my tendency to scoff,
I only wish that now and then, I could turn the bugger off.
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That's a Nagigator! I bought a GPS I can turn it off. 
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my model's a little older than yours
i've had it a long time,
it warns me when i'm even close
to crossing a white line,
it doesn't beep a warning,
it generally just sighs
and if i try to argue,
just tuts
and rolls its eyes
MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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That reminds me that the SatNav in my Android phone gets really excited in some parts of Dundee. While directing me along Cupar Angus Road it seemed to have multiple-orgasms.
"At the next roundabout take the second exit to stay on Cupa-ah-AHr Angus Road"
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Since I've been having problems with FF I must admit IE really sucks!
Ok go back to what you were doing no new news here!
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I just found a new feature in IE 11...Tools/Sun Java Console. Crashes the tab on this laptop. I found this while troubleshooting a remote desktop solution we just subscribed to. The test run, launched from an email link crashes IE...works fine in Chrome, but I was told that is not an acceptable workaround as almost all of our customers are IE. I am still not sure what is causing the problem, but the behavior is the same as trying to load the Java Console. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Nothing would surprise me, the level of suckage is amazing. And of course with IE you get the marvelous, unsurpassed, best thing since sliced bread Bing...nah I won't go there IE is enough for one day.
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Indeed! After being a die-hard IE supporter for years, I finally switched to Chrome. While I'm sure it has its share of bugs, I haven't seen any yet. 
/ravi
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I installed Chrome the other day still kicking the tires. There's a lot I like about it and there are some things I don't. Trying to decide if I want to pitch it or pin it?
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I've actually gotten to the point where I have three browsers on my computers... FF, Chrome, and IE. Chrome is my everyday browser, but every now and then I resort to one of the other two if some site either requires it or doesn't work well in Chrome. Chrome is usually the fastest at most things though... FF got really slow for a while there and that drove me away from it (although I believe they've fixed some of those issues).
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I have a job where I have to have IE, FF, Chrome and Safari all installed on my machine to test the pages we develop. I like IE since version 9, Safari is OK, FF is annoying but I use Chrome all day for my own browsing - it rarely breaks and is compatible with most sites I go to.
I work, part of the time, on maintaining a web-based HTML editor that people use for on-line articles and so on - I have added things like table designers, various kinds of built-in links and just recently embedding videos of various types. Because of this I have become very aware of all the little quirks and various workarounds necessary for the various browsers and none of them is without sin, however, Chrome, Safari and IE9+ give me the least problems (in that order) so I tnd to try and get things to work on FF first because if I can get that to work then the others will usually be a breeze!
IE8- was terrible but, based on the work I have been doing, IE9+ is actually pretty usable and stable - I haven't had any crashes so far, I don't know what you guys have been doing to it - I hit all the browsers pretty hard. Are you sure you are not just giving IE9+ a bad rap because of historic horribleness from IE8-?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: Are you sure you are not just giving IE9+ a bad rap because of historic horribleness from IE8-?
Probably... that's what MS gets for putting out crap... they have to live with the wrath years afterward 
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The problem for me is that the previous versions have been so bad, and done such nasty things (ActiveX, anyone?) that for me to switch it is has be better than Chrome in every way immediately on first run - and it isn't. It's annoying slow to start, it wastes screen real estate, it looks "clumsy" (compare the page tabs and you'll see what I mean).
For me to switch back, it'd have to start instantly, make the buttons a sensible size, and look better than chrome does.
And bear in mind, I run Chrome as my main, but I also regularly use FF and IE for testing. But I wouldn't stick with either of the last two...
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Chrome does really seem fast and yes FF has gone through a lot of phases but it is so versatile and I've got it set up just the way I like it so switching will be a pain because Chrome doesn't have a couple of the add-ins I use so will either learn to live without or...?
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FF is definitely the most versatile... I spent A LOT of time on FF and resisted changing but now I hardly miss it (still use it for certain things).
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