Nearly nine years after file away for a patent on the Dock in OS X , it ’s finally been award to Apple . Steve Jobs is listed as one of its three discoverer . Besides the worldwide melodic theme of a userbar with “ a large number of item representation ” that consolidate features like “ plunge and negociate running applications , ” the patent of invention focalize peculiarly on the Dock ’s exaggeration feature that make up icon bragging as you sweep by them with a cursor . What this intend for other dock programs , like Stardock , is ill-defined . Though Apple can be quite belligerent with its patents , it ’s uncertain whether Apple would even rag going after generic dock platform . Either way , Apple is no doubt happy to have this one in their pocket after a long , long look . [ USPTOviaSlashdot ]
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