taustad - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Lawyers are overhead costs (Score 1) 160

by taustad on Friday June 08, 2012 @07:36AM (#40255143) Attached to: Samsung Sues Aussie Patent Office In Apple Suit, Apple Sues Back

Does anybody think Apple would /not/ have implemented swipe to unlock because their competitors would copy it? How many research man hours went into this startling invention?

Apparently Apple was not first with swipe to unlock anyway:
http://www.androidcentral.com/apple-granted-patent-slide-unlock-even-though-it-existed-2-years-they-invented-it

Comment: Re:Windows (Score 1) 425

by taustad on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:50PM (#34855904) Attached to: Microsoft Fights Apple Trademark On 'App Store'

I see "ring of death" is still up for grabs.