Grand Larseny

(That’s right, I’m not above alliteration)  Those who know me know of my love for the upcoming Palm Pre.  It’s a new contender with fresh ideas in the me-too world of touchscreen phones.  I love it.

Apple, however, may see things differently.  It turns out that Apple has patented a lot of what we think of as basic touchscreen capabilities with the revolutionary iPhone, which I’m glad they did.  It’s their right to do that as the leader in this type of technology.  While the details of what exactly the Pre may be doing that infringes on the iPhone’s patents are complex, this article from Engadget lays it all out very well.

I hope Palm can get this thing out the door like they demo’d it without any major legal trouble because its new ideas deserve to be seen.

One of the sites I have in my RSS reader is TheDailyWTF.com.  The site is an absolute mine of comedy jewels.  It’s like Dilbert sans the bland.¹

The most recent article I’ve read is just great. As you read it, picture that the guy works at Microsoft. Lovely.

1.  I have a theory that Adams thought it would be funny to mimic the corporate bland feel in his comic, but I personally think it just makes the comic bland.