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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean they successfully defended the motion of swiping up or down as distinctly different than left or right for the purpose of activating a device. Which seems insane to me.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s a patent, not a copywrite.

Software patents are also terrible, though.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It is all known as intellectual property. This covers copyright, trademarks, and patents all with the same concept of creating artificial scarcity to ensure profits.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

And now you have to swipe up to activate the iPhone as well 🤭