Comments on: Microsoft Lays Claim To iPad’s Page Curling Feature http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony Carruthers http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11264 Tony Carruthers Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:48:46 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11264 Xerox did not invent pull down menus or an icon based desktop. Those were both categorically Apple inventions. Read http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txt&topic=Software%20Design&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_graphical_user_interface Xerox did not invent pull down menus or an icon based desktop. Those were both categorically Apple inventions.

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http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txt&topic=Software%20Design&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_graphical_user_interface

]]> By: Huhster http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11259 Huhster Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:41:18 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11259 @ Ted This has been around since at least the 90s, you need to get out more. @ Ted

This has been around since at least the 90s, you need to get out more.

]]> By: Huhster http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11258 Huhster Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:39:22 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11258 The iPad's page turning ~???? Have a look at Issuu or any online magagzine that runs on Ceros, plenty of prior art long before MS or Apple. Are we really going to let tech companies patent software versions of real world interfaces that is far from innovation on anyones part. The iPad’s page turning ~????
Have a look at Issuu or any online magagzine that runs on Ceros, plenty of prior art long before MS or Apple. Are we really going to let tech companies patent software versions of real world interfaces that is far from innovation on anyones part.

]]> By: PaulG http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11199 PaulG Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:38:23 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11199 "Classic example of how Apple makes “cool” stuff and Microsoft makes money." Yeah, Apple makes COOL stuff that makes loads of money. Apple is speeding past Microsoft in market cap and overall worth as a result. Microsoft robs losers blind with mostly inferior tech experiences. Video page curls have also been around forever. Typical Microsoft doing a Seagullish "Mine, Mine" when it clearly ain't. Ain't nothing original or innovative there at MS folks, move along! “Classic example of how Apple makes “cool” stuff and Microsoft makes money.”

Yeah, Apple makes COOL stuff that makes loads of money. Apple is speeding past Microsoft in market cap and overall worth as a result. Microsoft robs losers blind with mostly inferior tech experiences.

Video page curls have also been around forever. Typical Microsoft doing a Seagullish “Mine, Mine” when it clearly ain’t. Ain’t nothing original or innovative there at MS folks, move along!

]]> By: spock1234 http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11194 spock1234 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:28:02 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11194 @Paul The only thing more annoying than your ignorance is your laziness. Why don't you try googling the Apple and Xerox before posting on forums? It is well known that all Xerox did was allow Jobs to spend an hour or two in their labs looking at their interface. They did not share any code or ideas. In return for the tour, Xerox was allowed to invest $100 million in Apple, which gave them a great return. As mdfischer pointed out, the technical foundation of Apple's interface are very different from Xerox's. Apple developed everything on it's own - unlike M$ which used it's position as a developer to get a preview of Apple's code and then stole Apple's ideas. @Paul

The only thing more annoying than your ignorance is your laziness. Why don’t you try googling the Apple and Xerox before posting on forums?

It is well known that all Xerox did was allow Jobs to spend an hour or two in their labs looking at their interface. They did not share any code or ideas. In return for the tour, Xerox was allowed to invest $100 million in Apple, which gave them a great return. As mdfischer pointed out, the technical foundation of Apple’s interface are very different from Xerox’s. Apple developed everything on it’s own – unlike M$ which used it’s position as a developer to get a preview of Apple’s code and then stole Apple’s ideas.

]]> By: George http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11193 George Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:22:11 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11193 The British company Quantel made the electronic page curl that could be controlled by touch (in this case, using a wacom pen) DECADES AGO (late seventies, early eighties). See Quantel Henry computer. I used one to create a lot of visual effects for TV shows in the 90s. The British company Quantel made the electronic page curl that could be controlled by touch (in this case, using a wacom pen) DECADES AGO (late seventies, early eighties). See Quantel Henry computer. I used one to create a lot of visual effects for TV shows in the 90s.

]]> By: bap http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11191 bap Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:42:15 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11191 try hypercard circa 1987 try hypercard

circa 1987

]]> By: Joseph http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11189 Joseph Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:06:14 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11189 LOL. Did you read that description? In other words, make the the page on the display simulate the turn of a paper book page. The idea is ridiculously simple and obvious. We already know the patent system for software is broken. If something like this comes anywhere close to being patentable, the system is a complete joke. LOL. Did you read that description? In other words, make the the page on the display simulate the turn of a paper book page. The idea is ridiculously simple and obvious. We already know the patent system for software is broken. If something like this comes anywhere close to being patentable, the system is a complete joke.

]]> By: AppleIsShortTerm http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11183 AppleIsShortTerm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:58:14 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11183 in related news...GOOG down 35% since December 2007... in related news…GOOG down 35% since December 2007…

]]> By: AppleIsShortTerm http://gorumors.com/virtual-book-page-curl-patent/2753244/comment-page-1#comment-11181 AppleIsShortTerm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:35:34 +0000 http://gorumors.com/?p=3244#comment-11181 Classic example of how Apple makes "cool" stuff and Microsoft makes money. Classic example of how Apple makes “cool” stuff and Microsoft makes money.

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