Apple Patents "Enforceable" Ad Viewing On Devices

coldReactive · November 16, 2009, 10:42:22 PM

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/10/23/1456221/Apple-Seeks-Patent-On-Operating-System-Advertising

Oh...

NejinOniwa · November 16, 2009, 10:57:17 PM

See, THIS is why I always disliked Jobsy. -.-

Bella · November 17, 2009, 01:18:14 PM

Oh, hell's bells.... they better not implement that, I hope it's just a matter of patenting it before someone else thinks of it (ie, Microsoft).

Somehow, I think the userbase would riot if they DID use it.

Aurora Borealis · November 17, 2009, 03:24:44 PM

^And that's why I think it's going to fail miserably. I hope.

leuch3rd · November 19, 2009, 09:36:45 AM

Not that shocking sadly

coldReactive · November 19, 2009, 05:58:25 PM

Yeah, I actually don't mind, since I use linux, it means linux can't use it without paying Apple.

NejinOniwa · November 20, 2009, 08:36:17 AM

Why the hell would they use it in the first place? It's LINUX, not some shitty third-rate OS.

Red-Machine · November 20, 2009, 01:14:54 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to Linux, I am not a beholder.

coldReactive · November 20, 2009, 03:27:12 PM

Quote from: "NejinOniwa"Why the hell would they use it in the first place? It's LINUX, not some shitty third-rate OS.

Ubuntu and Canonical seem to be going in this direction though with their... "Software Center."

Also, GNOME Shell is a step back.

Bella · November 21, 2009, 09:35:41 AM

Quote from: "NejinOniwa"Why the hell would they use it in the first place? It's LINUX, not some shitty third-rate OS.

Nothing makes OSX any better or worse than Linux-- they're both Unixes for god sake. Not unlike Windows which (in almost all cases) is a lesser OS. I do support the "culture" surrounding Linux more than I do OSX, mostly because it's small developers and companies that would never think of screwing around with the userbase, unlike Apple, which is a big corporation and liable to all the evils of big corporations.

The only reason I like Apple so much is that so far they've been the only big competition to M$ in the home computer market. And the enemy of my enemy is certainly my friend.

maica22010 · November 29, 2009, 06:08:39 PM

while it all seems interesting in theory part of me has to wonder if if it's even legal... Ahhh well I got windows 7 and if microsoft takes this up (which wouldnt surprise me) I'll just go back to linux.

d4m4s74 · December 16, 2009, 07:48:00 AM

if apple patents this, how the hell is google going to sell their ad-viewing-station disguised as a netbook?

Sora · December 16, 2009, 05:49:41 PM

NO.
HECK NO.
THEY CAN'T GET AWAY WITH THIS!
Heck, any OS that DOESN'T use this system will become super-popular, even if it sucks.

NejinOniwa · December 16, 2009, 06:49:16 PM

Calm down, boi

42, remember
Don't Panic