Comment Wouldn't it be more relevant (Score 1) 60
to tie the cameras to the ability to close cases as opposed to a deterrent for crime?
A patent is, by definition, not secret. The fundamental requirement for getting a patent is disclosure of the invention.
Who is the genius who modded you informative?
Invention Secrecy Act allows the patent office to classify defense-relatd patents secret: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act
The money he spends on Charity work is less than the interest he makes on his fortunes. Its hard for me to find it impressive.
That's how sustainable foundations work. You donate portions of your interest and grow your principal so that you can do so again the next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.. theoretically into perpetuity and at least long after the founder is dead.
They just released their third quarter numbers yeaterday: almost 100,000 xoom tablets and almost 5 million android smart phones. With numbers like those, it's no wonder Apple had such a lousy quarter. Get used to it Cupertino!
You also got the part about where it lost $32M doing it too, right?
Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. -- Mickey Mouse
