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aw3c2 on Jan 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers

That reminds me of patents. Do/Discover something first, have an exclusive right on it for many years.

steveklabnik on Jan 7, 2011 [–]

Yeah, sort of. If they decide it, I don't think that it'll be used in a "There are only 5 word processors" way, more like a "1000 fart apps" way.

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