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Re:USPTO invalidates Apple's "rubber-banding" patent asserte... by SethMurphy on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @09:00AM (#4687851)
The affect is simply mimicking the physical world. Think slot machines and wheel of fortune type games of chance, which have similar user interfaces and exhibit this same behavior.
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Re:USPTO invalidates Apple's "rubber-banding" patent asserte... by jivatmanx on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @09:24AM (#4687957)
Bingo. Apple is essentially the world's most successful design company.

Because they've done it electronically, they've unfortunately been granted patents to design principles that are quite ancient. If this is allowed it sets a bad precedent.

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