inothernews: Steve Jobs filed 313 patents in relation to his products at Apple, right down to one for the spinning beach ball status indicator thingee. (via the New York Times) And this is exactly what’s wrong with our patent system

inothernews:

Steve Jobs filed 313 patents in relation to his products at Apple, right down to one for the spinning beach ball status indicator thingee.

(via the New York Times)

And this is exactly what’s wrong with our patent system

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    Thats really cool, we miss ya Steve!! (Unless you’re gonna like, make a surprise come back or something…hmm…what? It...
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    IT’S A FUCKING BEACH BALL!?!
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    I hate The Pinwheel of Death! I never actually realized it was a
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    It should either be copyrightable or patentable. It’s original design one way or the other. The real question is this:...
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    It’s name is “The Dreaded Pinwheel” come on now.
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    And this is exactly what’s wrong with our patent system
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