engadget.com - 10/22/2009
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You know, a lot of patent applications are company attempts to guard against the future however it might play out. But sometimes they predict the product pipeline as did this application for what ultimately became Apple's new Magic Mouse . So seeing an Apple patent application for ...
macrumors.com - 10/22/2009
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macrumors.com —
In an unusual patent application filed in 2008,
Apple explores the possibility of integrated ads into an...
operating system. The graphics provided even show how it might be integrated into Mac OS X (see above). In exchange for the ads, the u...
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Apple Exploring Ad-Supported Operating Systems?
modmyi.com - 10/29/2009
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modmyi.com —
Image via Apple Insider If a host of
new patent applications discovered are any indication, Apple is...
preparing to get even more creative than usual with future product offerings. According to Apple Insider , one such potential product is a headset with an integrated MP3 player. ...
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Patent Applications Reveal Apple's Product Plans
theappleblog.com - 10/27/2009
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Although I’ve been supporting Macs since they came
out in 1984 (when I was in high school),...
I haven’t received any “formal” training. It has mostly been learning by doing, reading the occasional book and now of course, ...
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Complete Guide to Apple Certification and Training
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Is Apple Prepping Ad-Supported Operating System?
Cult of Mac —
... a hard drive stuffed with ads. Google in 2006 envisioned handing out free cell phones paid by ads. The latest to investigated trading goods for ads is Microsoft. The software giant is reportedly considering offering an ad-supported version of Office to combat the existing base of pirated versions. Of course, not all patent applications are mere pipe dreams or preemptive moves. Apple’s recently-released Magic Mouse was first detected using a patent filing. [Via Patent , Engadget and MacRumors ] Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on ...
Free, ad supported version of OSX being investigated
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... and Engadget. This one has Steve Jobs' name on it so it might have some significance. While this initially seems waaaay out of character, there might be some interesting possibilities here. ...
A Patent Nightmares are Made Of: OS X With Ads
TheAppleBlog —
... . Engadget reports (and I find it difficult to share this with you, dear readers, because I know it will cause you discomfort), in April last year, Apple filed a ...
The Worst Idea Ever? Ad Supported OS.
Mac|Life —
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latest Apple patent application isn't for anything cool or fun like
touch screen gestures requiring both hands or anything tablet related.
No, this is for an ad-supported OS that could make an operating system
either entirely or partially funded by advertisements, meaning free to
the end user. ...
Apple Approached AdMob Before Google Gobbled Them Up?
The iPhone Blog —
... and now desktop OS with CloudOS), Apple could be looking to give them a dose of their own expansion. Given that Apple recently filed a patent for an ad-supported version of Mac OS X (something Microsoft ...
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