Scott_Arm
23-Jan-2009, 18:47
I think the Palm Pre looks really cool. THe information aggregation for contacts from multiple sources is awesome.
Looks like Apple has made some threats to sue anyone that infringes on their IP, which is a not so veiled threat at Palm.
Do you think the look alike interface is enough to sue? Is there some other reason that Apple may have grounds?
To me, suing a company over an interface seems kind of stupid. I mean, Windows, Gnome, KDE, OSX are all relatively the same in terms of how they look and operate and that's a good thing for the consumer. I understand that Apple's bread and butter is software interfaces, but limiting competitors from implementing a simple interface is bad for the consumer.
Anything obvious I'm missing?
Edit:
I wish I could change the thread title to say Apple may sue Palm. The way I wrote it, it is definitive, which it is not.
Looks like Apple has made some threats to sue anyone that infringes on their IP, which is a not so veiled threat at Palm.
Do you think the look alike interface is enough to sue? Is there some other reason that Apple may have grounds?
To me, suing a company over an interface seems kind of stupid. I mean, Windows, Gnome, KDE, OSX are all relatively the same in terms of how they look and operate and that's a good thing for the consumer. I understand that Apple's bread and butter is software interfaces, but limiting competitors from implementing a simple interface is bad for the consumer.
Anything obvious I'm missing?
Edit:
I wish I could change the thread title to say Apple may sue Palm. The way I wrote it, it is definitive, which it is not.