Thursday, March 04, 2010

Would 2010 Steve Jobs Sue 1996 (Or 1984) Steve Jobs Over Patents? | Techdirt

See the full post for context-setting (via Volker)

Strong words coming from the guy who admits he blatantly copied the graphical user interface he saw at Xerox PARC many years ago. Now, no one's going to claim that Apple and Jobs haven't been incredibly innovative over the past decade (or more). In fact, they've been amazingly innovative. But during that time, the company has mostly focused on continually innovating, rather than going on the offensive over patents. It seems like this new offensive move might be an early warning sign that the company no longer believes it can keep up its innovative pace.

Would 2010 Steve Jobs Sue 1996 (Or 1984) Steve Jobs Over Patents? | Techdirt

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