Apple came out with THEIR equivalent of the Win8 Start Screen back in OSX Lion. It was called "Launchpad". It's completely optional and if you take the icon out of your dock you might never even know it's there. I'm sure there's a good reason they included it, but I never see a need for it so I don't use it. And Apple is okay with this. Everything else works as it did before.
THAT's the way to introduce new UI experiments. "Hey guys, try this out and let us know if you like it. If so, we'll make it more front-and-center. If not, cool."
(Speaking of which... what the heck does Launchpad do, anyway? I mean, other than seemingly duplicate the Applications menu with arbitrary choices about what's included?)
Not really flame bait. Third paragraph down on the right column:
"3 . The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises: identifying a particular activity performed by the current user that indicates suspicious behavior.
4 . The method of claim 3, wherein the particular activity comprises one or more of hacking the electronic device, jailbreaking the electronic device, unlocking the electronic device, removing a SIM card from the electronic device, and moving at least a predetermined distance away from a synced device."
So, in essence: Jailbreaking indicates suspicious activity, which triggers Apple's response. Which response is, according to the summary:
"When an unauthorized user is detected, various safety measures can be taken. For example, information related to the identity of the unauthorized user, the unauthorized user's operation of the electronic device, or the current location of the electronic device can be gathered. As another example, functions of the electronic device can be restricted."
Oh, and also, yes, they can watch and listen with the phone's camera and microphone, as well as record heartbeats (!) and vibration signatures, and analyze the photos to determine location and identity. All this is triggered by "suspicious activity".
Methinks the Patent Office isn't qualified to decide this issue.
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Apple came out with THEIR equivalent of the Win8 Start Screen back in OSX Lion. It was called "Launchpad". It's completely optional and if you take the icon out of your dock you might never even know it's there. I'm sure there's a good reason they included it, but I never see a need for it so I don't use it. And Apple is okay with this. Everything else works as it did before. THAT's the way to introduce new UI experiments. "Hey guys, try this out and let us know if you like it. If so, we'll make it more front-and-center. If not, cool." (Speaking of which... what the heck does Launchpad do, anyway? I mean, other than seemingly duplicate the Applications menu with arbitrary choices about what's included?)
Not really flame bait. Third paragraph down on the right column: "3 . The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises: identifying a particular activity performed by the current user that indicates suspicious behavior. 4 . The method of claim 3, wherein the particular activity comprises one or more of hacking the electronic device, jailbreaking the electronic device, unlocking the electronic device, removing a SIM card from the electronic device, and moving at least a predetermined distance away from a synced device." So, in essence: Jailbreaking indicates suspicious activity, which triggers Apple's response. Which response is, according to the summary: "When an unauthorized user is detected, various safety measures can be taken. For example, information related to the identity of the unauthorized user, the unauthorized user's operation of the electronic device, or the current location of the electronic device can be gathered. As another example, functions of the electronic device can be restricted." Oh, and also, yes, they can watch and listen with the phone's camera and microphone, as well as record heartbeats (!) and vibration signatures, and analyze the photos to determine location and identity. All this is triggered by "suspicious activity". Methinks the Patent Office isn't qualified to decide this issue.