Type of Article: MacTech Blog

Apple patents range from QuickTime VR to iMovie

Several Apple patents have been granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.

Patent number 7954057 is for an object movie exporter. Methods and apparatuses for compressing and/or transmitting and/or receiving data representing different views of an object are disclosed in the QuickTime VR-related patent.

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Greg’s bite: John C. Dvorak, Court Jester of Tech speaks

By Greg Mills

Long known for foot-in-mouth statements, pundit John C. Dvorak has shown his utter contempt and envy for the Apple platform once again. In an article published by “PC Magazine” he actually roots for the recent Mac Defender trojan.  

The notion of “misery loves company” and basic juvenile, visceral envy come to mind. Long known to open his mouth only to change feet, Dvorak’s mindless logic is typical of PC fanboys who hate Apple.

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Greg’s Bite: there are calls for Ballmer’s head on a pike

By Greg Mills

The poor performance of Microsoft in the last 10 years has fundamental issues that will hobble the company for years to come. A stock hedge company has issued a paper demanding Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s head on a pike.  

Since Mr. Ballmer took over from Bill Gates in 2000, Microsoft’s market cap has been cut in half. Once the most valuable tech company in the world, Apple passed Microsoft last year.

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