Coverflow was purchased from a shareware app of the same name that was available on the Mac around 2008. Where that developer got the inspiration no one will ever know. But 3D visualisation like that was hardly invented by Sun.
So you are saying he is correct in stating Nokia did not rip off Apple, but rather both had an earlier source where they got their inspiration from? Well that settles that then.
@JFH .. Apple purchased Coverflow in 2008. Nokia came out with N8 in 2010. You do the math. But I have never been one to buy the stealing argument. Every company steals ideas at one point or another.
@taligent when did I say Apple stole anything, I am just stating the cover flow concept is far from new. Apple may have purchased the coverflow name and code but many at the time wondered why considering the visualisation method pre-dates the original authors code of cover flow.
Well even Nokia N70 had a "carousel" to browse images and video files. So "coverflow" is not that new to Nokia either. I would say that it's normal evolution of that functionality. N70 was released 2005.
@malus Coverflow is a rehash of card view used in database apps for 20 years. Apple has no patent other than a design one which isn't worth the paper it's written on.
You missed the point. Nokia used similar visual representation way before Iphone existed, as did others. Its completely arbitrary to assume Nokia copied Apple when they and others had prior art. So what N8 comes out after Iphone?
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How can it be legal to rip off Apple`s coverflow?? And the presentation is beyond lame..this guy makes me go do number 2 in the toilet :D
@malus Because Apple didn't invent cover flow, in fact Apple ripped it off from Suns looking glass java desktop.
@MrLinux .. You are completely wrong.
Coverflow was purchased from a shareware app of the same name that was available on the Mac around 2008. Where that developer got the inspiration no one will ever know. But 3D visualisation like that was hardly invented by Sun.
@taligent
So you are saying he is correct in stating Nokia did not rip off Apple, but rather both had an earlier source where they got their inspiration from? Well that settles that then.
@taligent sorry, looking glass had cover flow in 2004, way before 2008, at least google "looking glass" before you spout utter crap
@JFH .. Apple purchased Coverflow in 2008. Nokia came out with N8 in 2010. You do the math. But I have never been one to buy the stealing argument. Every company steals ideas at one point or another.
@MrLinux .. Apple DID NOT STEAL anything. The original developer may have in 2005 (not 2008 actually). Learn to read before misquoting me.
@taligent when did I say Apple stole anything, I am just stating the cover flow concept is far from new. Apple may have purchased the coverflow name and code but many at the time wondered why considering the visualisation method pre-dates the original authors code of cover flow.
@malus
Well even Nokia N70 had a "carousel" to browse images and video files. So "coverflow" is not that new to Nokia either. I would say that it's normal evolution of that functionality. N70 was released 2005.
@MrLinux "Because Apple didn't invent cover flow, in fact Apple ripped it off from Suns looking glass java desktop."
That statement is incorrect. Completely and utterly incorrect.
@malus Coverflow is a rehash of card view used in database apps for 20 years. Apple has no patent other than a design one which isn't worth the paper it's written on.
@taligent
You missed the point. Nokia used similar visual representation way before Iphone existed, as did others. Its completely arbitrary to assume Nokia copied Apple when they and others had prior art. So what N8 comes out after Iphone?