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Another Garbage Patent

Posted by chrisd on from the oh-come-on-now dept.

*no comment* writes "Literally "garbage patent" that is, Apple was rewarded a patent for the "Garbage" icon in Mac OS X. The patent documents can be found at the USPTO by clicking here. More on this and other Apple patents are in this article over at the macobserver."

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  1. There's prior art by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Linux, being garbage, is prior art. Sorry Apple!

  2. Re:Wonderful! by curious.corn · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Hey kid, are you calling us names? Your reasoning sounds like a that of a Berlusconi's Forza Italia drone... cut it out thanks!
    BTW we're much smarter than what your witty commentt implies... go get a clue, troll

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  3. Re:Apple is grasping at straws by trouser · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    shithead

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  4. Re:Wonderful! by Qaless · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ok, um, can anyone tell me why exactly people are wasting their time debating about a *TRASH* icon for useless macs? Just wondering.

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  5. Re:I wonder by leob · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If we used a modified garbage icon: a trash can with a picture of a rotten, partially eaten apple in it, would it violate the patent?

    Shouldn't it be either a rotten partially eaten apple (note no comma), or a partially eaten, rotten apple?