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by effingwewt 909 days ago
When smartphones became ubiquitous they patented multi-touch, meaning those of us with early android phones had to spend hours hacking the capability into out devices.Pretty sure the original XDA threads are still up.

Then there was the previously mentioned rounded corners etc.

This is all the end result of allowing businesses to perform regulatory capture.

'Bout time it bit apple in the ass

We live in a world where companies want us beholden to them and not the other way around.