One of the first rules for dismissing any patent is "lack of invention", followed very close behind is: the invention "must not be obvious".
Where do people like you come up with such rubbish. These people who applied for the inventions were "way" ahead of their time. Look at the year of their filing. Unbelievable!
Things are obvious to you because someone else did the hard work and showed it to you. Go and do something original just once in your life.
It's the patent office's fault for taking so long to approve the patent that is the real problem.
It's hard to predict what will happen in the future, but the article is talking about Linux overtaking MacOS "NEXT" year.
While long term (say 3 to 5 years) I feel that Linux will overtake Mac OSX, but this will be at the expense of Windows, not Macs as you suggest.
If Apple can produce the hottest hardware around, at a decent price, why would people bother putting Linux on Apple's hardware when MacOSX is good enough.
MacOSX is based on BSD...who knows, some Linux fanatics might just see the light!
I also purchased about 6 Linux distros, and downloaded countless others, but am currently only using one, so you can chop off another 5 users!
I mainly use Win2k on a server spec'd computer (Dual Athlon MP, Corsair memory with ECC enabled, Tyan mobo, Antec Power Supply, etc.) and have very few problems with Windows.
I'm neither a fan of Intel, AMD, Microsoft or Apple, but I have to admit the new Apple computers are jaw dropping.
I also like appliances that WORK 24/7. I turned on my DSC alarm system 4 years ago and it hasn't missed a beat. I put Sun and IBM mainframes in the same reliable category as my alarm, but these are servers. The new Apples might get there aswell for a few hundred thousand dollars less.
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Where do people like you come up with such rubbish. These people who applied for the inventions were "way" ahead of their time. Look at the year of their filing. Unbelievable!
Things are obvious to you because someone else did the hard work and showed it to you. Go and do something original just once in your life.
It's the patent office's fault for taking so long to approve the patent that is the real problem.
99% of Patents are just wasted money, the other 1% are from years of work or just good luck.
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it!
You avoid any patents on anything you have dreamed up by PUBLISHING IT, even on the internet!
No matter how stupid it sounds, put it in writing, crude drawings or both.
Once you publish, it's PRIOR ART and unpatentable!
and as for the wheel...
Thought the discussion was over Linux and MacOSX.
It's hard to predict what will happen in the future, but the article is talking about Linux overtaking MacOS "NEXT" year.
While long term (say 3 to 5 years) I feel that Linux will overtake Mac OSX, but this will be at the expense of Windows, not Macs as you suggest.
If Apple can produce the hottest hardware around, at a decent price, why would people bother putting Linux on Apple's hardware when MacOSX is good enough.
MacOSX is based on BSD...who knows, some Linux fanatics might just see the light!
I also purchased about 6 Linux distros, and downloaded countless others, but am currently only using one, so you can chop off another 5 users!
I mainly use Win2k on a server spec'd computer (Dual Athlon MP, Corsair memory with ECC enabled, Tyan mobo, Antec Power Supply, etc.) and have very few problems with Windows.
I'm neither a fan of Intel, AMD, Microsoft or Apple, but I have to admit the new Apple computers are jaw dropping.
I also like appliances that WORK 24/7. I turned on my DSC alarm system 4 years ago and it hasn't missed a beat. I put Sun and IBM mainframes in the same reliable category as my alarm, but these are servers. The new Apples might get there aswell for a few hundred thousand dollars less.
GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
With the new computers Apple has just released, and the tittles already available, I'd somehow doubt Linux will surpass Apple OSX any time soon!
Not for non-geeks anyway.
The Dual 2Ghz Apple is a "workstation" par excellence at a high end desktop price.
Everything about the Mac shines, except software tittles available, but give it time, something Apple (NOW) has!
I can't wait for the 3Ghz versions to come out, so I can snap up one the 2Ghz at heavily reduced price.