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Apple Tries to Patent Fast User Switching

Posted by timothy on from the presto-change-o dept.

Ashcrow writes "An article from The Register points out Apple's attempt to patent fast user switching. It seems that Steve Jobs admits that Microsoft beat them to the punch but believes Panther's implementation is superior."

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  1. The Fast User Switching I Want to See... by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    The Fast User Switching I want to see is from Mororola 32-bit G4 to IBM 32/64-bit PPC 970. The faster that switch happens, the faster we'll get more capable 64-bit software.

    And the faster that Apple provides the genesis for 64-bit user software, the faster the PC world will be dragged along kicking and screaming, to the benefit of us all.

    And yes, I know that just going to 64-bits alone doesn't automatically confer advantages, but there are advantages. I also expect that to be the last such migration in my life time. It might be famous last words, however I do have trouble believing 64-bit processing and addressing will get outgrown by any software we'll be running on the desktop.

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