Is it possible to get a patent for software?-or for ideas? That way you could sue someone who is ripping you off. I like the demo of Dashboard-exactly what I need to make life a li…

They also ripped off the name from SNP's Longhorn Sidebar clone called Dashboard. Probably all innocent though.

Quote: Originally posted by itistoday: Umm... no. Additionally, if Apple were to throw money to every independent developer who came up with an idea they improved upon,…

Hmm. I have a few seperate opinions on the whole issue here. I don't think its a bad idea for any OS to push forward on what really fits into the OS, even if a 3rd party does it. F…

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: The difference between Konfabulator and Dashboard is that Dashboard actually looks useful. So good for Apple. …

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: The difference between Konfabulator and Dashboard is that Dashboard actually looks useful. So good for Apple. …

both look like crap.

The difference between Konfabulator and Dashboard is that Dashboard actually looks useful. So good for Apple.

How on earth can you say Apple ripped off LightSwitch when this feature has been in Windows since god-knows-when?? Putting an application switcher in the middle of the screen was …

Umm... no. If you remember, back in the day Apple had originally created the concept of widgets. Remember the Calculator? Scrapbook? Stickies? And I'm sure there were a lot of ot…

Quote: Originally posted by PuzzleOfLife: Nod, I can't believe Apple ripped off the Omniweb and Opera folks by developing a browser. Nice attempt at comparing two…

Nod, I can't believe Apple ripped off the Omniweb and Opera folks by developing a browser.

This is so shitty. Watson LiteSwitch and now Konfab. Quote: from a guy in the Konfab forums Now it seems Apple has done it again with copying Konfabulator! Steve Jobs durin…

just because there is an unsourced quote from Moore saying it's ok, doesn't mean it is. even if he endorses it, i doubt his distributers would. so please, don't post it again.

Hmm, why is my taskbar calendar stuck on April 1?

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: That made no sense. You weren't going to watch it, but now you can get it for free, you've decided to go to theaters? Heh [/B] …

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: Cool, I wasn't going to watch it but this download wet my wistle. Now I want to go to the theatre and see it. …

Quote: Originally posted by velodev: I wonder how he justifies his version of copyright law. I get into debates quite often about "paying for movies" vs. "downloading th…

Cool, I wasn't going to watch it but this download wet my wistle. Now I want to go to the theatre and see it. No wonder it is breaking records!

I wonder how he justifies his version of copyright law. I get into debates quite often about "paying for movies" vs. "downloading them off the newsgroups". If he doesn't make mone…

Quote: Originally posted by velodev: So, if I found the newsgroups to be a faster transport than the akamai link... is it still ok? Sure, Moore said so. As long a…

So, if I found the newsgroups to be a faster transport than the akamai link... is it still ok? Is it ok if I post Bowling for Columbia and Roger and Me to the newsgroups too, Mich…

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