Apple loses iPod patent to Microsoft

I don't believe this story or at least I'm taking it with a grain of salt. I refuse to believe that you can expect to control a patent on the ability to group things.

P.S. I have heard of Granville.

Its not Bill Gates doing it... see its a public corperation now. Share holders, and stuff... he has his say, but things like this are out of his power since all the share holders want more $$$

Exactly, blaming Bill Gates for what goes on with Microsoft is like blaming the president for everything that happens to our country.

You're probably one of, if not the only one who has heard of Granville.

As you've heard of them you've probably heard of what happened to Time and Tiny right?

okay, so Apple sells 35 million iPods. So that's 350 million dollars that Apple could possibly owe Microsoft. Why does this frustrate me? Bill Gates could shit out 350 million dollars and then burn it. Why is he such a fucking power hungry bastard? I don't see something like this coming down to money, but more to "OMG. We are Microsoft, let's keep those rebel Apple assholes down. How dare they try and make alternatives to windows?!?!?" Fuck Microsoft for that. Sure, I love their products, but FUCK them for being such dicks. They have like 80% of the market for PC's (arbitrary estimate by me). Why can't they back the fuck up off?

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okay, so Apple sells 35 million iPods. So that's 350 million dollars that Apple could possibly owe Microsoft. Why does this frustrate me? Bill Gates could shit out 350 million dollars and then burn it. Why is he such a fucking power hungry bastard? I don't see something like this coming down to money, but more to "OMG. We are Microsoft, let's keep those rebel Apple assholes down. How dare they try and make alternatives to windows?!?!?" Fuck Microsoft for that. Sure, I love their products, but FUCK them for being such dicks. They have like 80% of the market for PC's (arbitrary estimate by me). Why can't they back the fuck up off?

Where do you get your math from? Last time I checked iPods weren't 10 dollaz

he is counting a fraction of the cost... like Microsoft may have Apply pay them $10 per iPod sold