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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."

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  1. Oh, Apple by Cormophyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope this is a legitimate claim, or I'll have to start hating you, too.

    1. Re:Oh, Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, you won't. Steve will merely extend the reality distortion field to cover you as well. He might not be at the helm, but it is still his life energy that powers the RDF. That is why his health is failing. Keeping up good feelings about apple after all the various shit they have pulled with the iPhone has really taxed is ability to power the RDF. I hear they are looking for an alternate power source, ut its going about as well as their search for an alternate supply of PPC chips went a few years back

    2. Re:Oh, Apple by zehaeva · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apple: We do Evil with Style

  2. Re:Bunch of hypocrites by iYk6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No kidding: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.apple.com/about/w3c/

  3. Will W3C strike back? by phobot · · Score: 5, Funny

    It will be great if the W3C sort-a ban apple from using the HTTP and other W3C tech in OS X...when your the owner you can give and take permission whenever you like so...give em' a taste of they're own medicine. I'll die laughing if that happens!

  4. Re:and in a manner that is completely transparent by Applekid · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think whoever wrote the first computer worm should sue apple

    How apt that a worm would ruin an apple. :)

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  5. Re:I'm confused by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meh. Apple is basically just Microsoft with an inferiority complex.

    But a stylish, tasteful inferiority complex. You don't see Steve Jobs with sweaty underarms, do you?

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