Just so we get the facts straight, Apple has not "patented" this, at least not yet. They have filed a patent application, which just published under USPTO guidelines. The application has to be examined, which could easily take one or more years, and if allowed by the patent office, will then become a patent.
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StevenT @ May 5th 2006 9:24AM
Just so we get the facts straight, Apple has not "patented" this, at least not yet. They have filed a patent application, which just published under USPTO guidelines. The application has to be examined, which could easily take one or more years, and if allowed by the patent office, will then become a patent.