Well, you missed 2 things :
- Android OS never looked like BBOS. Nor does it look like iPhone OS now.
- Apple doesn't hold a patent on multi-touch.
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Well, you missed 2 things :
- Android OS never looked like BBOS. Nor does it look like iPhone OS now.
- Apple doesn't hold a patent on multi-touch.
Google CEO and Apple Board Member Eric Schmidt, after collaborating with Apple on some app for a new unreleased product called the iPhone, decide to redevelop their Google phone OS -> False
that looks like a BlackBerry -> False
and add multitouch capabilities which where already patented by Apple. -> False
yeah, they're called regular expressions and you can find several w/ a simple google search, http://regexlib.com/DisplayPatterns.aspx?categoryId=7&cattabindex=6&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
this isn't rocket science
Just guessing. The code probably looks something like this (minus the Objective-C syntax):
if ([self textContainsTappableData])
[self highlightTappableData];
Shouldn't be hard to stub out one or both of those methods.
First one is not so much a lie, it's more misinformation and FUD spread by people that have an agenda. It's an untruth : http://www.osnews.com/story/25264/Did_Android_Really_Look_Like_BlackBerry_Before_the_iPhone_
Second one is not a lie either. Steve never claims to hold a patent on the whole of multi-touch. For example : http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...ul-gestures-in-the-works-for-ios-devices.html
Both your statements are just myths that get repeated often around here. If you read these threads, you'd know these have been debunked countless times and are simply not true. They are exagerations of reality, painted in a way to make Apple out to be a victim and every other competitor an aggressor. The reality is pretty far from that.
Maybe you've been away for a while and haven't been clued in to these facts yet. If so, now would be a good time before you begin spreading the misinformation yourself.
No doubt this will get downvoted.. and I posted it in another thread, but...
The real "behind the scenes" issue is that, despite Apple being #1 and having amazing sales - they are worried about competition. And there's nothing wrong with that. But these lawsuits to try and stop sales is more designed to keep competition from being able to sell their devices and gain even more marketshare than it is about Apple being worried about whether or not the user can click on a phone number and have the phone dial. The lawsuit/patents are a means to an end.
The real "behind the scenes" issue is that, despite Apple being #1 and having amazing sales - they are worried about competition. And there's nothing wrong with that. But these lawsuits to try and stop sales is more designed to keep competition from being able to sell their devices and gain even more marketshare than it is about Apple being worried about whether or not the user can click on a phone number and have the phone dial. The lawsuit/patents are a means to an end.
Well, it's had a negative affect to me, and i can't be the only one.
I was considering a 27" iMac and to upgrade my iPad at some stage.
Because of the way Apple is acting these days I decided I did not want to become a part of this "thing" so decided to go with a new PC again, and I'd like to replace my iPad with another brand of tablet in the future.
The day I can fully uninstall iTunes and not have any Apple product in my home will be a good feeling.
I don't like the way they are acting, the control they have over their products and they way they want to control what the customers can /can't do.
Sorry Apple, you lost me.