What CraigJ said. Not to mention that companies file patents primarily for THEIR OWN protection. There are way too many patent trolls out there, if they don't patent it, odds are someone else will, and THEN they'll turn around the sue Apple's pants off.
Clearly you've never worked in the tech field. Every single company, regardless how evil or benevolent they are, files RIDICULOUS numbers of patents, almost all to prevent someone else from patenting and suing.
So while you may think "this isn't innovation", some patent troll will patent it ANYWAYS.
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What CraigJ said. Not to mention that companies file patents primarily for THEIR OWN protection. There are way too many patent trolls out there, if they don't patent it, odds are someone else will, and THEN they'll turn around the sue Apple's pants off.
Clearly you've never worked in the tech field. Every single company, regardless how evil or benevolent they are, files RIDICULOUS numbers of patents, almost all to prevent someone else from patenting and suing.
So while you may think "this isn't innovation", some patent troll will patent it ANYWAYS.