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That's not how patents work.

One company comes up with something really interesting, and patents it.

If another company wants in on the action, they will have to license the
technology.

But in a way, I like your idea.

If a dozen companies were to simultaneously sue Microsoft to open up Windows
to their competitors...

Oh, wait, you didn't think of that?


Huh. Well, wouldn't it be interesting if that happened? Suppose an established
company (not Apple, obviously) were to get their hands on the whole Windows
code package, and wrote a spiffy Windows GUI and runtime sandbox on top of
Linux?

Hmm. Windows functionality, but NOT from Microsoft.

That's a different can of worms, now isn't it?
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Just one more reason not to buy EITHER phone. (nt)  IT_Guy_z | 02/11/09
Windows Mobile rules anyway...  Mike Cox | 02/11/09
I agree!  rynning | 02/11/09
Holy irony overload, Batman!  heres_johnny | 02/12/09
Had some mild success?  Michael Kelly | 02/11/09
You must be joking or you are a troll  proadventurer | 02/11/09
Obviously you are new here.  IT_Guy_z | 02/12/09
..........  lol_camel | 02/12/09
The industry should collectively fight the multi-touch patent  P. Douglas | 02/11/09
Yeah...  Jkirk3279 | 02/13/09
FYI, Apple probably violating UD's patent on Multi-touch  Samic | 02/11/09
Also the Appeals Court ...  P. Douglas | 02/11/09
I haven't found myself wanting multi-touch  Michael Kelly | 02/11/09
I've asked time and time again for useful examples of multi-touch  NonZealot | 02/11/09
not that much  coffeeshark | 02/11/09
I'm not sure why ...  dkawalec | 02/11/09
Slight correction  NonZealot | 02/11/09
Anyone still believe that Apple isn't a 900lb gorilla?  NonZealot | 02/11/09
Oh CAN it...  Metronome49 | 02/11/09
Here we go - deja vu all over again!  HiBeamR_z | 02/14/09
PLEASE everyone not just NonZ.  James Quinn | 02/11/09
I think what he's getting at  Michael Kelly | 02/11/09
Or Apple allows others to use it once its firmly  James Quinn | 02/11/09
Weights  DarthCyclist | 02/12/09
Only "IF" it is required that the be the SAME weight.  James Quinn | 02/12/09
RE: Report: Apple nixed Android's multitouch  Metronome49 | 02/11/09
that's rough  coffeeshark | 02/11/09
May be Google has alternate or a better feature than Multitouch  reachsankar | 02/12/09
competition rules  DarthCyclist | 02/12/09
iPhone already dying  jscott418 | 02/12/09
Hardly...... I wish I had a product that was  James Quinn | 02/12/09
iPhone dying?  athynz | 02/12/09
I would put the G1 ahead of the storm...  mrlinux | 02/16/09
Apple doesn't own multitouch  wirelessguyNY | 02/13/09

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