So, Apple can sue any company that makes a table computer that simply looks similar to an iPad? Thankfully this type of thinking didn't exist when the first desktop or laptop computers were being produced. I had an HP tablet with removable keyboard that wasn't all that dissimilar in looks to an iPad. Apple is crossing a line here.

In other news. General Products press conferences states that visiting Earth could void the warranty on your GP hull.

Bingo!

Saying something malicious that is FALSE and actually harms somebody is a civil offense. However, if no actually harm is done but their feelings are hurt then it's criminal.

Yeah, that makes sense ??

Netflix did that to me early in my subscription (sometime around 2000) and I just kept telling them that I don't care if you didn't get it, I sent it. If you're going to rely on the USPS with no real tracking information then you're going to lose stuff, not my problem. Not sure how it works now as I subscribe only to streaming but they wouldn't send out another movie until they received the disc I sent in or paid for it. I also told them that if they kept insisting that I pay for the disc in question I would cancel my account. They stopped asking me to pay for the 'lost' disc. I'm still a customer.

I'm still unclear as to WHY Netflix has to pay licensing fees. There are no licensing fees attached to regular movie rentals so how is Netflix any different? As long as they pay for each copy that is in circulation I would think the studios would have no legal recourse.

Just because they are well known for something they CREATED 15+ years ago doesn't make them any less creative.

So you're OK with the police confiscating your phone for days or even weeks? How is this not covered under the 4th or 5th amendment?

Yes, and hasn't something similar been around since the earliest days of Windows applications? I remember downloaded shareware with options to pay for the full version. Why does this only seem to be an issue with mobile platforms, I'm sure there are desktop applications that do the exact same thing, why not use them as prior art?

What I don't understand is how streaming a movie is any different than renting a DVD in the eyes of the consumer. I also know that it's MUCH easier to copy a DVD then to capture the stream. So, what's up with the bizarre and seemingly arbitrary limitation of movies available for streaming? It's even worse in Canada, I can pretty much rent the same DVDs but the content available for streaming is just rubbish compared to what's available in the US.

Agreed. Also of interest is that the iPod doesn't have some functionality that other mp3 had before the iPod was released. Another case of form over function but because of the popularity of the iPod, it seems that other vendors have tried to mimic the iPod (while those that didn't seem to have close to no chance of survival) and we now have an entire generation of devices that are less functional than their predecessors.

I agree that this is how it SHOULD work in a technical company. I've worked for large companies where there was a technical person involved in all phases from requirement gathering / evaluation through feasibility and project planning. I've also worked for companies where specifications are set in stone by management with no technical input and you are required to work against specs. Deviations require months of management meetings and usually ends with the project manager asking that loose cannons that can't design and program to specs be moved to other projects because it adversely effects their time lines.

I personally like working for smaller companies now where technical people are involved in the entire process and have some say over the translation from requirements to specifications. I agree that middle and upper management too often make decisions based solely on numbers and grow too accustomed to listening to 'Yes Men'.

A store is not a 'public place'. It's is privately owned. You can't be asked to leave a public park but you can be asked to leave a store. You can take pictures in a public place but you need permission to take pictures of the inside of a store (the exception being you take pictures of the inside of a store FROM a public place.)

Then why doesn't Apple lock down their computers so nothing can be installed on them. I understand that this guy crossed a line but it should be between him and Apple.

Sam Adams wold most definitely be branded a terrorist for inciting the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party. It would take massive amounts of coordination and fire power to replace our current government. The file Seven Days in May is probably the most accurate portrayal of the overthrow of the US Government that I can think of right now.

This is the most idiotic comparison I've seen. Are you saying that Frank (fictional name) has no choice in whether or not he takes an unpaid intern position? The only time ANYBODY should work as an unpaid intern is when it is required by a teaching institution for credits or for graduation. Otherwise there is no reason to work for a company that does not pay you, doesn't teach you anything, is benefiting from your work, and is potentially displacing a PAID employee.

In the examples listed in the article, Frank would be better off staying home, buying some books or using online resources to actually learn something that can be leveraged.