Apple files patent for Second-Life Style store

[Watabou]

Just found this out in Gizmodo.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/381870/apple-patent-filing-hints-at-second-life+style-storefront

I would say that this is pretty interesting and was just wondering if you guys would also like the more interactive store? Virtual apple store seems cool...doesn't it?

 

[clevin]

patent a store structure? Did I get it wrong? or this is just simply pointless?

 

[Watabou]

patent a store structure? Did I get it wrong? or this is just simply pointless?

Yeah I thought of that before. And I think it is for the online store(I could be wrong about this) which makes it a bit more pointless.

And doesn't this make this a bit more complicated?
I mean I hate those flash based websites. They are too complicated and take too long to load.
Imagine walking through the online store though. You go over to the genius bar and stuff and maybe checking out the 3d models in notebooks and ipods. Love and hate it together.

 

[Sun Baked]

patent a store structure? Did I get it wrong? or this is just simply pointless?

That would be as and pointless as patenting a business process/idea -- oh wait they do that also don't they.

 

[clevin]

That would be as and pointless as patenting a business process/idea -- oh wait they do that also don't they.

I hate analogues, most case it provides cases poster think is "comparable" while in reality its not, lol. altho I use it myself too,

Yeah I thought of that before. And I think it is for the online store(I could be wrong about this) which makes it a bit more pointless.

I just don't feel this patent would help anything, not to mention it sounds strange, does apple want to patent a current Earth and ask nobody to make another one?

But I guess we shouldn't make a big fuss about something isn't real yet, these corporations file zillions of patent all the times, most of them went nowhere...