Cracker Jacker said:
Cracker Jacker said:
I didn't see whether or not it was confirmed that apple actually filed that patent or if it was an April fools joke. I thought it was strange that apple would do something like this, considering how much they hate buttons. Maybe there just doing it to cock block anybody from making such a device.Kangal said:
Cracker Jacker said:
In America people patent everything, and sue everybody for whatever the he'll they feel like. There's like 10x the ratio of lawyers to everything else out there than other places in the world, it's why our health care is so jacked up and costs so much.mali said:
*sigh*jb0yx said:
hey that's pretty cool, didn't know that whole storyWizardStan said:
Kangal said:
No.
You get a correction: I'm using a Macintosh at this moment, I'm guessing you're unaware of them. It has plenty of buttons and a very full-featured activity monitor (or task manager, if you prefer), which is easily on-par with the KSysGuard in KDE3. There's no stylus because it has no touch-screen, though. :lol:)
Prometheus said:Kangal said:No.
(Hint: They make more than just iPhones, you know.
OK, other country = different habit. In our country we know that café is hot drink and if You drop it's your fault if You get harm from it (except somebody other poke to You or so). Everybody knows small baby can die if it scald with fresh hot café on large body area. So let handle their café carefully and lawyers to do something more useful
If I give you a coffee heated to some 200 C (technically not possible, you just keep adding more heat above 100 C until it all boils away, but bear with me), and your skin actually burns off on contact with the extremely hot cup, is it still your fault, or have I served you coffee that is unacceptably hot and should therefore be punished? The US has simply defined the temperature that is acceptable, rather than taking some kind of "was it too hot or wasn't it?" case by case approach.peca said:WizardStan: Wow, that's funy
ninjas everywhere...
Wouldn't it be much more better for the people to make more "solid" laws? So in the way that the people are responsible for what they do. Every kid knows that Coffee is hot and here in Germany, the Woman with the Coffee wouldn't see a cent even if she sues up through the highest european court. :lol:jb0yx said:
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No you can't. It's known that gun+bullet = dangerous weapon. There is an expectation that when you fire a gun, the traveling bullet will damage whatever is in its path. It's expected to be dangerous.fusion_power said:I mean, with that US "logic" you could sue a Gun-Factory because you've not known that your gun kills people when you shoot.
So while the original suggestion was several million, the final amount was only $600'000: $160'000 for medical and legal expenses, and $440'000 punitive.
publicity of the event should be enough to get them to correct their wrongdoing. It should be a case by case judgement on what should be done to correct it, give the customer free food and reasonable reparations... make the company donate 20 million to a charity if they "must pay" for their criminal offence.WizardStan said:
there is a saying here in america, "If You Make Something Idiot-Proof, They Will Just Make A Better Idiot" it's a saying for a reason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vX4ETlCr4Afusion_power said:I mean, with that US "logic" you could sue a Gun-Factory because you've not known that your gun kills people when you shoot.
i have youtube blocked at work.. is that the "guns don't kill people" video? That song is straight up gangstamali said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vX4ETlCr4Afusion_power said:I mean, with that US "logic" you could sue a Gun-Factory because you've not known that your gun kills people when you shoot.
