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		rayiner on July 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HTC wins swipe to unlock patent dispute against Ap... Touch versus stylus wasn't iterative. It was revolutionary. "Swipe to unlock" wouldn't even have been practical in the prior resistive touchscreen/stylus paradigm.

Jaecen on July 4, 2012 [–]

Apple didn't invent the touch paradigm, not even for "swipe to unlock", as demonstrated by the Neonode N1 mentioned in the ruling.

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