Comments on: Apple drinking too much, wants to recreate Prodigy by way of Second Life http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/21/apple-drinking-too-much-wants-to-recreate-prodigy-by-way-of-second-life/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: OldNews http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/21/apple-drinking-too-much-wants-to-recreate-prodigy-by-way-of-second-life/#comment-826028 OldNews Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:26:59 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24990#comment-826028 Virtual shopping mall you say? Welcome to 1993 at Bell Atlantic in Virginia. http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1993/b333877.arc.htm Virtual shopping mall you say?

Welcome to 1993 at Bell Atlantic in Virginia.

http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1993/b333877.arc.htm

]]> By: Dave http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/21/apple-drinking-too-much-wants-to-recreate-prodigy-by-way-of-second-life/#comment-667582 Dave Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:52:28 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24990#comment-667582 I've heard this idea being discussed for almost a decade now....not so sure it's the product of inebriation.... I’ve heard this idea being discussed for almost a decade now….not so sure it’s the product of inebriation….

]]> By: csven http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/21/apple-drinking-too-much-wants-to-recreate-prodigy-by-way-of-second-life/#comment-667399 csven Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:44:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24990#comment-667399 Unless you're familiar with how powerful the shopping urge/experience is for many people within Second Life you really can't understand what Apple is doing, in my opinion. Their stated goal of improving the "social" experience is dead on (and was a major point I argued with the no-social Kinset CTO). Thing is, this level of interaction should, in my opinion, be considered too obvious for a patent award. I liken it to Amazon's "1-Click". There are more far-reaching, less obvious virtual/real shopping ideas already in the public domain, including one of my own ( http://blog.rebang.com/?p=577 ). But unlike Apple, many of us have to more carefully weigh the cost/benefit of a patent application. If I had corporate dollars and lawyers at my disposal I'd have patented my idea and plenty of others. So it appears to me at least that we have yet another example of how deep pockets determine who "owns" innovation. And unlike Amazon, Apple has an army of fanboi's to defend whatever actions they take. Wonderful. Unless you’re familiar with how powerful the shopping urge/experience is for many people within Second Life you really can’t understand what Apple is doing, in my opinion. Their stated goal of improving the “social” experience is dead on (and was a major point I argued with the no-social Kinset CTO).

Thing is, this level of interaction should, in my opinion, be considered too obvious for a patent award. I liken it to Amazon’s “1-Click”. There are more far-reaching, less obvious virtual/real shopping ideas already in the public domain, including one of my own ( http://blog.rebang.com/?p=577 ). But unlike Apple, many of us have to more carefully weigh the cost/benefit of a patent application.

If I had corporate dollars and lawyers at my disposal I’d have patented my idea and plenty of others. So it appears to me at least that we have yet another example of how deep pockets determine who “owns” innovation. And unlike Amazon, Apple has an army of fanboi’s to defend whatever actions they take. Wonderful.

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