Egan Orion writes about a new small survey whose results he labels "Patents are getting out of hand". To quote the article, "our readers took a dim view of Apple, which they saw as being overly aggressive". In context:
WE RECENTLY RAN A POLL asking readers of The INQUIRER their views about all the recent patent litigation over mobile technology, and most of those who registered their opinions reported negative views about patents.
A lot of our readers took a dim view of Apple, which they saw as being overly aggressive, with 26 per cent saying, "Yes, Apple needs to find something better to do with its time."
Furthermore more than half, 58 per cent answered, "Yes, phones and tablets all look the same, get over it."
I think this popular dissatisfaction with the recent raft of mobile technology patents litigation reflects larger problems with the patents system, especially in the United States.
Comments
Michael
2011-12-26 23:54:41
Yes: phones now look like iPhones, tablets now look like iPads.
Apple re-invented these segments... and all Google / Android can do is copy. Really rather pathetic.