I never said they shouldn't be patentable. I said that they should not hold so much power that they can completely ban a product from the market. Theres a difference.

Adblock is a wonderfull thing!

You mean the ones advertising 4G LTE? Because 4G isn't available on iPhone or wp7, and no one cares about blackberry.

Also, a lot of people equate tablets with iPads.

So, surrender all iOS products. Gotcha.

I'm saying that the fact that a small patent like this, or like one of Apple's (or other companies') many patents (often vaguely worded, although I'm don't think that is the case with this one, but I could be wrong), which is a part of a much larger product, can lead to (in some cases) the entire product being banned.…

Not if they're computer controlled o.O

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No, hes obviously saying that its wise for Europe to ban it! duh!

Or, since Motorola is being bought for their patents to be used to protect Android, an agreement is made where Apple stops suing Android manufacturers.

Yes, but most patent systems have the same basic flaws that are being questioned here, so grouping them together is acceptable.

Still needs to be approved by the feds.

I just have programs with everything written in them. My Calc BC teacher told us not to memorize them, and just put them in there. Now, I have nice, organized calculator notes that I can't use in Calc II because tests are non calculator.

D for Didn't program the answers into their calculators!

ITS NOT THE SAME!!!

Adamantium and Vibranium. Now.

No, I had a very wide range of friends, almost none of which were having sex. I think you just went to a school with a very high amount of activity.

"Nearly everyone has sex in high school"

For some reason, theres not one, but TWO different groups of people that believe my email adress is for either Catherine or Cameron, and send all of their personal emails to me. I've told them I don't know how many times I wasn't the person they thought I was, and they say sorry, then dont fix the problem. Its getting…

No, its a Festivus Miracle!