Comments on: Apple sued over iTunes, iPod http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4142 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4142/comment-page-1#comment-10883 Reader's Write Wed, 09 Mar 2005 03:41:53 +0000 #comment-10883 how the hell is any of this patentable? I think software patents should be abolished!!! how the hell is any of this patentable?
I think software patents should be abolished!!!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4142/comment-page-1#comment-10870 Reader's Write Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:32:56 +0000 #comment-10870 This kind of patent should never have been granted. Another inevitable idea that someone forsaw and is tryng to cash in on. Real innovation should perhaps be patentable, but these overbroad basic concept patents are just techno leaches bilking the public. It's like the damn progress bar being patented. It's just WRONG. Is being SO FRIGGIN' GREEDY just a basic part of human nature? Are we fighting a loosing battle here? This kind of patent should never have been granted. Another inevitable idea that someone forsaw and is tryng to cash in on. Real innovation should perhaps be patentable, but these overbroad basic concept patents are just techno leaches bilking the public. It’s like the damn progress bar being patented. It’s just WRONG.

Is being SO FRIGGIN’ GREEDY just a basic part of human nature? Are we fighting a loosing battle here?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4142/comment-page-1#comment-10854 Reader's Write Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:54:59 +0000 #comment-10854 Willful infringment?? Steve Jobs?? say it isn't so. Rick Willful infringment?? Steve Jobs?? say it isn’t so.

Rick

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