“Apple’s complaint charges that Media Solutions Holdings… sells ‘various consumer electronic accessories at retail, including knock-off power adapters for use with genuine Apple portable computers,'” Claburn reports.
“Apple claims that some of the power adapters sold through these Web sites violate its “Power adapter” patent, issued in August, 2003,” Claburn reports.
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Take no prisoners. Bury them all, especially the whining ass type that form the Entitlement Generation of that dumbass Hussein.
What possible connection can Saddam Hussein have with a patent for AC adapter??? Whoever is hiding behind x must have forgotten to take medication today.
Shut down the leeches!
I’m sure <b>x</x> was referring to Barack ‘Hussein’ Obama.
@x
you are a dumbass
Didn’t Apple’s magnet power supplies catch on fire? How can these be worse?
@soysauce.
No. And you’re a Hussein lover for thinking so.
Apple has a MagSafe patent, maybe Media Solutions was making those. No no.
Apple should license the MagSafe adaptor. It’s incredibly limiting that I can only charge my laptop where Apple tells me I can.
I want to be able to charge it in the car, with a solar-panel, on an airplane – but Apple says no. Bastards.
I bought a power adapter knock-off on eBay 2 years ago for $39 instead of $79… In retrospect not worth it. I could tell you why in detail but my sushi just arrived!
This has nothing to do with MagSafe. Apple holds a design patent on the appearance of the power adapter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent
@WizeGuy
Magsafe power adaptors might have problems getting on board aircraft. Airlines normally frown on allowing magnets of any kind on board their planes (they are considered hazardous materials).
I’m with you x. Pedrag – bite me.
@CC of 0z
They currently provide a semi-solution for planes – it allows you to power but not charge your laptop on a plane.
As well as that, there are lots of products with magnets in them that are fine on planes. So the magnets are not an issue.
I just want to be able to charge my laptop wherever I want!
Why is that so bad?!
CC,
There is no magnet on the power adapter. It is on the computer.
Hmm. I should get me one of those Knockoffs they sell on ebay. My iBook G4’s is snapped open exposing the wires. I have it wrapped under a mound of electrical tape.
I can get one of those chargers for like $10 free shipping on ebay And they actually have the Apple Logo on them, ( Only difference is that you don’t get the status light on the end.) But I’d rather get that than spend over $100 for a Genuine Apple Power Cord for a 5 Y/O laptop which I just did the Shim Mod on the Logic board. I only want it to last me one more year. The adapter too.
“Magsafe power adaptors might have problems getting on board aircraft. Airlines normally frown on allowing magnets of any kind on board their planes (they are considered hazardous materials).”
Yeah, except that the magnet is in the MacBook, not the adaptor connector. That way you can’t accidentally put a magnet next to your hard drive.
“chabig” seems to be right. From what I read on other stories this doesn’t have anything to do with MagSafe but on the flagrant coping of Apple’s square transformers. Used in both MagSafe and the older G4 style of power adaptors.
I’d expect an overseas company to create knock-offs of hot copyright products, but a U.S. based company in Anaheim?
What on earth made them think they could get away with it?
Who cares what shape the adaptor is. Those Apple brand square blocks are inefficient, spatially speaking.
It would be nice to have a smaller, more packable power adaptor like the old Madson Line PowerBook power supplies.
http://www.madsonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACG4
Hey WiseGuy,
Why not get a power adaptor for your car. They cost ~$40 and allow you to plug into your standard charger.
Hey Ron, x, & moo,
you 3 should all go and have a nice circle jerk, while watching bill o’reilly and trying to convince yourselves that Jobs isn’t the flaming liberal he is. Keep politics away from tech news you filthy, stinking trolls :p
@DogGone
Are you referring to an adaptor that converts the car output into a mains plug?
That’s the only way I could think of doing it. Does it work?
@WizeGuy: I think something like this is what DogGone was referring to:
http://www.amazon.com/PWR-661-4599-661-4832-Portable-Replacement/dp/B002U242WI
@ CC of OZ
Sorry can’t let it go. Your statement is just idiotic. I’m a professional pilot. There has not, never was, never will be, an issue with magnets on airplanes. Why would you declare something without any foundation in truth? Oh, I guess you’re one of those BSers.
Cheers!
@ Practicalist
“go and have a nice circle jerk”
Good one
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