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US jury says Apple owes record $5.7B in haptic technology patent case

77 points · 67 comments · onemoresoop

  1. smalltorch · · focus · HN ↗
    Wow, that's a lot of money for a little buzz. I mean what could possibly be such sacred knowledge that a vibration could even be patentable.

    You spin a unbalanced thing in a circle and it creates a vibration. Make it less unbalanced and you get a smoother vibration.

    1. bigyabai · · focus · HN ↗
      Why do people cry foul like they've lost a limb when OpenAI steals Apple IP, but then shirk away from condemning Apple stealing Taction or Masimo's IP?

      The community has to pick a lane. Either IP theft is good and promotes competition, or IP theft is bad and we have to apply the law equally.

      1. nozzlegear · · focus · HN ↗
        Goomba fallacy, they're not the same people
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