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Apple Patent Claim Threatens To Block Or Delay W3C

Posted by timothy on from the broad-patents-big-problems dept.

Kelson writes "The W3C Widget specification is running into a problem: Apple claims a patent on automatic updates and is unwilling to license it royalty-free in the event that it impacts the spec. The W3C is investigating to determine whether the spec includes anything covered by the patent, and decide what to do."

3 of 332 comments (clear)

  1. Re:See! by stewbacca · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If it were all about money, Apple products would suck. Exhibit A: Microsoft Windows--makes a lot of money AND they don't care about users. Exhibit B: Mac OSX--makes a lot of money but has to care about users, otherwise they render themselves obsolete.

    Apple's competitive advantage is that they cater to a specific type of user (good, bad, indifferent). By definition, they actually DO care about users because they have to in order to remain relevant. They do care about users, just not in the touchy-feely way your post otherwise insinuates.

  2. Re:I'm confused by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've seen your posts, and they're not 'are think for ourselves'.

    Also Apple sucks. Religion too. Wait, aren't they the same thing?

  3. Re:and in a manner that is completely transparent by Thinboy00 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    OTOH Google AFAIK doesn't try to screw homebrewers with broken updates, so they don't need to notify the user.

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