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Re:List of hidden OS X features, tips and tricks by m-r-a-m on Monday June 24, 2013 @06:26AM (#5932026)
> What I object to is you calling Ubuntu a hobbled experience.

I might be wrong, but I think he's talking about a future in which Canonical is forced to remove features from Ubuntu due to patents. Whereas Apple would just pay the licensing fees.

I don't see this happening because software patents don't exist in most of the world. The worst thing that could happen is they wouldn't be able to sell phones in the U.S. and other patent-crazy territories.

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Re:List of hidden OS X features, tips and tricks by josteink on Monday June 24, 2013 @07:18AM (#5932175)
> Whereas Apple would just pay the licensing fees.

More like Apple would be the one firing the lawsuits.

I find it troublesome to see so many otherwise talented hackers chop off their own feet by supporting the top company fuelling the patent-war and undermining the software-industry as a whole.

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Re:List of hidden OS X features, tips and tricks by mwfunk on Monday June 24, 2013 @12:52PM (#5934120)
You are truly a delight.
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