[edw519]

I don't understand the particulars of this case, but in general:

There are 2 sets of hackers: those whose intellectual property has been stolen and those whose intellectual property will be stolen.

The former group thinks it's a big deal. The latter group doesn't (yet).

[pmorici]

But in this case the "intellectual property" seems to be

1.chat in a web browser

2.web pages with a 2 column design.

Neither of which are unique or patentable ideas. Seems like 37signals just exploited this for publicity. Unless there was some innovation here that I'm missing.

[alex_c]

I would suggest there's a third set, who sits around on Slashdot and argues that "intellectual property" is a misnomer and therefore cannot be "stolen".

[anewaccountname]

To steal something, you have to take something.

[byrneseyeview]

Do these people still have time to hack?