However, google was developing this well before Apply filed for the patent...
And Apple could have developed the idea for the patent before Google did. The only difference here is two small things and neither mean much:
1) These are two different implementations of a similar concept. Totally legit and nothing unusual.
2) Google is the only one to bring it to market. Too bad that doesn't mean much due to the above point and that doesn't factor into patent validity these days anyhow.
Just because Apple patents something doesn't say much of anything in of itself. This just sounds like something that two companies worked on at roughly the same time and they come up with different ideas and only one of them did anything with it. It's a coincidence at best and not a real surprising one since these companies are working on the same type of device. Of course their "next idea" will match up.
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Originally Posted by sranger
However, google was developing this well before Apply filed for the patent...
And Apple could have developed the idea for the patent before Google did. The only difference here is two small things and neither mean much:
1) These are two different implementations of a similar concept. Totally legit and nothing unusual.
2) Google is the only one to bring it to market. Too bad that doesn't mean much due to the above point and that doesn't factor into patent validity these days anyhow.
Just because Apple patents something doesn't say much of anything in of itself. This just sounds like something that two companies worked on at roughly the same time and they come up with different ideas and only one of them did anything with it. It's a coincidence at best and not a real surprising one since these companies are working on the same type of device. Of course their "next idea" will match up.