Apple has patented virtual page turning, rubber banding, pinch to zoom, and probably other more frivolous things that I'm not aware of. I think Apple would quickly patent the 3 point seatbelt if they could.
Only Apple? When I worked at IBM, we were encouraged to patent every little thing possible (You get 750$/patent). I dont believe this is an apple problem but more of tech industry problem.. Didn't Google just buy massive amount of Lucent network patents?
There were a lot of clever people working on smart phones and tablets prior to Apple products appearing on the market. How did they all miss these obvious seeming options? Apple do seem to have screamed BAGSY on a few key things, which ones that matter did they not grab and now pay to license?
