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for a moment there I thought you were talking about the elected drones and

Deadly Ernest 30th Aug

not the Unmanned Air Vehicles.

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Apple and startrek

Slayer_ 30th Aug

Got this in my email today, check it out.
http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-this-funny-parody-video-about-apples-win-over-samsung-2012-8

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brilliant - but Star Trek Next Generation precedes Apple phone - nt

Deadly Ernest 30th Aug

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So do touch screens

Slayer_ 30th Aug

And rectangles with rounded edges, didn't stop Apple.

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but the Star Trek franchise hasn't sued them over that yet, so we can

Deadly Ernest 30th Aug

hope that they do.

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The Star Trek Franchise however

HAL 9000 30th Aug

Didn't Patent Touch Screens, Squares with rounded corners or anything else like that so Apple was free to do so.

Next they will be Patenting Mobile Devices in the shape of animals to cover their new iPhone the Weasel. laugh

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The real reason Apple was granted the win...

AnsuGisalas 30th Aug

they agreed to keep blocking the Drones tracking app which alerts the user whenever US attack drones kill someone.
Fair's fair, after all.

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for a moment there I thought you were talking about the elected drones and

Deadly Ernest 30th Aug

not the Unmanned Air Vehicles.

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but they did represent prior art and thus should either have a copyright

Deadly Ernest 30th Aug

on the concept and that alone should, and would anywhere else, negate the validity of the Apple patent unless they pay the Star Trek franchise a royalty to use it.