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I'll tell you what wrong.
Creative somehow got a patent for a menu structure that has been around since the original Mac, and seen on many other products, applying it for a Music Player.
I would not agree with Apple or anyone else patenting this particular feature, either (as obviouis as it is).
It's kind of like trying to patent, using numbers to navigate temperature controls in personal submarines (new place, same thing).

There is nothing innovative or inventive about it.
Creative is only suing now, because they realize they have lost the MP3 player war, and are trying one last bid to get market share.
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Hey I thought MS was the IProp Burglar  panzrwagn | 05/15/06
Singapore is not in China  kelxia | 05/15/06
What's "wrong" is the selfish money grab  buran | 05/15/06
I'll tell you what wrong.  el1jones | 05/16/06
That's ok  Michael Kelly | 05/15/06
YES!!!!  Mike Cox | 05/15/06
Copying  Joe Salafia | 05/15/06
You must be new around here wink (NT)  PB_z | 05/15/06
Just Mike trolling around  Julien Collot | 05/16/06
sarcasm? how about pure egotism?  Dave Mount | 05/16/06
Thanks for the update  spyinthesky | 05/16/06
Relax  DarthRidiculous | 05/16/06
8 out of 10  sokushi | 05/16/06
Copying?  jaybirdcany1 | 05/16/06
It seems normal business practice in the US has become...  BitTwiddler | 05/16/06
Isn't it quite the coincidence  MacCanuck | 05/16/06
Eluding to Microsoft being behind this is ...  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
English 101  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Touche!  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
True  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Unlike MS lemmings...  MacCanuck | 05/16/06
Hmmm, didn't think of that... interesting (nt)  el1jones | 05/16/06
Now that's Creative....heh heh heh. Oh wait it's not so much is it?  Laff | 05/16/06
There claim couldn't possibly valid now could it?  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
Please save it...  Spoon Jabber | 05/16/06
He does tend to come to their defense ...  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
Dude!!! Did we not just recently have a discusion where I  Laff | 05/16/06
Yeah, but...  Spoon Jabber | 05/16/06
Well in general I'm not a fan of all this patent nonsense.  Laff | 05/16/06
Creative invented menus?  tic swayback | 05/16/06
The defenders of Apple are rallying early ...  ShadeTree | 05/16/06
The defenders of common sense are rallying as well...  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Oh tic, you are NOT going to like this!  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Reactive patent  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Am I reading you right?  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Who knows?  tic swayback | 05/16/06
tic, I give you full credit  NonZealot | 05/16/06
Go re-read what I wrote  tic swayback | 05/16/06
Nahh, it's just...  markdoc.geo | 05/17/06
All patents must die [nt]  Omch'Ar | 05/16/06
apple  JamesMary | 05/16/06

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