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The question is are these methods general and obvious only because it's been the norm for almost 20 years? I would say, yes.
by Capital 16y ago
The question is are these methods general and obvious only because it's been the norm for almost 20 years? I would say, yes.
- klochner 16y agoA more appropriate question may be whether those methods would be general and obvious in present day if they hadn't been invented 20 years ago. I would say, yes.
- sshconnection 16y agoDisplay a loading image while waiting on a document? The only "innovation" that got them the patent was that they claimed displaying a smaller image on a smaller screen was somehow groundbreaking. Don't wait for a background image to finish downloading before displaying web page text? Who would think waiting was a great idea in the first place? I don't think either of these is somehow an feat of software engineering that should grant them the ability to extort money from companies creating innovative software in 2011.