Archive for the ‘apple’ Category
Idiotic Apple
“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “no” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important thing I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life, because almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
– Steve Jobs (stanford talk)
Right.
Apple finally succedeed to obtain the approval for the “dock” patent.
While, on a class scale, they’re still very far from the big champions, I believe this patent could bring them a pretty good score :-).
This is just yet another reminder of how non-sense the software patents are (actually, on how stupid are all of them) and why we should not allow them in Europe (as I understand, most of europe is still free from the plague).
On a side note, I believe Apple plays usually far worse than Microsoft and, we’re still lucky to have Microsoft as a global OS monopolist rather than Apple.
As for Ubuntu, I guess Cairo Dock and similar software have to be moved to Multiverse or Medibuntu immediately, as a consequence.
Would you prefer to check better, here’s the link to the sucky patent.
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” It was their farewell message as they signed off. “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” And I have always wished that for myself, and now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. Stay hungry, stay foolish. Thank you all, very much.
– Steve Jobs (stanford talk)
Thank you Steve.
ps: digg it.
