Oh please go there!

 

http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/101

Just when I'm concerned I might be a geek, someone like this comes along and saves my self esteem.

 

Creative says has patent covering iPod technology

By Sue Zeidler and Jennifer Tan

LOS ANGELES/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore MP3 music player maker Creative Technology said it had been awarded a U.S. patent for technology used by larger rival Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and other competitors.

Creative said in the U.S. on Tuesday it was considering its options, but did not say whether it would file a patent suit, which is typically an expensive process, seek licensing agreements or even if it had talked with Apple.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle....CREATIVE-DC.XML

 

 

User Interface patents... What a friggin' joke. The USPTO should be shot for allowing these.

 

I didn't see where it was UI or anything else... where did you see what the patent was for?

 

Sorry, J. I'm too lazy to hunt down the specific patent; I just thought from the discussion that a menu system is essentially a UI.

 

[QUOTE]Creative Technology Ltd., a maker of portable music players, has accused Apple Computer of violating a newly granted software patent that covers the way users navigate music selections.

Creative Technology, which is based in Singapore and has U.S. operations in Milpitas, Calif., said it would consider every option available to defend the patent, including possible legal action. Apple declined to comment on the patent.

The patent, which the company refers to as the Zen Patent, covers Creative

 

Hmm... That is pretty much what I expected. Nonetheless, the lame-ass patent does give Creative a powerful force to get some money out of Apple.

 

Yep. I read 4 articles and every one said Creative will likely get a BIG negotiated settlement.