Comments on: Apple lawyers http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ulrik http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-222 ulrik Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:04:36 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-222 They missed the joking tone by about a football field. Just making something up is not making an april fool's "joke". They missed the joking tone by about a football field. Just making something up is not making an april fool’s “joke”.

]]> By: SW http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-221 SW Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:46:57 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-221 The "patent number" doesn't just apply to Outlook though. It's actually not a patent number, but covers a whole class of trademark applications, which could, conceivably, include Photo Booth: The fact that Daniel *did* call it a patent number makes me think "spoof", because it obviously isn't. But is it really a good idea to alert Apple's lawyers to the fact that we *do* ship an almost exact copy of Photo Booth, just for a joke...? :( The "patent number" doesn’t just apply to Outlook though. It’s actually not a patent number, but covers a whole class of trademark applications, which could, conceivably, include Photo Booth:

The fact that Daniel *did* call it a patent number makes me think "spoof", because it obviously isn’t. But is it really a good idea to alert Apple’s lawyers to the fact that we *do* ship an almost exact copy of Photo Booth, just for a joke…? :(

]]> By: Gro-don http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-219 Gro-don Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:07:30 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-219 Probably just a poor joke yes, and yet another proof that people clinically without humor should not be allowed to post on April 1st. It has all the signs of a person making jokes that make people ill at easy and angry and still never gets that they do... Probably just a poor joke yes, and yet another proof that people clinically without humor should not be allowed to post on April 1st. It has all the signs of a person making jokes that make people ill at easy and angry and still never gets that they do…

]]> By: Paul Collins http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-218 Paul Collins Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:48:27 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-218 Lawyers typically send letters or e-mail messages in this sort of situation, do they not? Lawyers typically send letters or e-mail messages in this sort of situation, do they not?

]]> By: Eduardo Padoan http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-217 Eduardo Padoan Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:27:43 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-217 The patent number he cites on http://home.cs.tum.edu/~siegel/news/2008_04_01-bye_bye_cheese is something else entirelly: http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/TrademarkScope#MS%20Outlook " MS Outlook IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: computer programs for providing enhanced electronic mail and scheduling capabilitie ... " (could not find it on google patent search) Looks like another sick joke... The patent number he cites on http://home.cs.tum.edu/~siegel/news/2008_04_01-bye_bye_cheese is something else entirelly: http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/TrademarkScope#MS%20Outlook
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MS Outlook
IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: computer programs for providing enhanced electronic mail and scheduling capabilitie …
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(could not find it on google patent search)

Looks like another sick joke…

]]> By: Eetu http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-216 Eetu Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:27:40 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-216 I think it was a funny one. Apparently credible enough to actually fool some people as well. I think it was a funny one. Apparently credible enough to actually fool some people as well.

]]> By: Sandy http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-215 Sandy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:23:33 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-215 Of course it's a joke. Consider taking April 1st off and doing something outside so you don't have to deal with all of these lame attempts to shock (entertain?) us. Of course it’s a joke. Consider taking April 1st off and doing something outside so you don’t have to deal with all of these lame attempts to shock (entertain?) us.

]]> By: Max http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-214 Max Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:05:32 +0000 http://blog.floopily.org/2008/04/01/apple-lawyers/#comment-214 Agreed. If this is an April fools joke i'll send Steve Ballmer over to Fucking Kill (TM) Daniel Siegel personally. Agreed. If this is an April fools joke i’ll send Steve Ballmer over to Fucking Kill (TM) Daniel Siegel personally.

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