25Feb Patent the Pinch?
There are reports spreading that Apple is currently trying to patent the pinch mechanism it built into the iPhone and the recently released iPod Touch & MacBook Air devices.
If the patents were approved, companies that had plans to implement a multi-touch sensor in their devices will find a roadblock to their development even though Apple is not the first to release a product with multi-touch capabilities.
What do you think about this issue? Do you think it’d be approved? What would it mean to the gadget world if it were approved?

