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Isn't Apple moving away from skeumorphism anyway? Do you think they just patented it for protection from lawsuits if someone else were to be granted the patent?

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I think so, yes, but I think the application was applied for a year or so ago (or maybe two years, too lazy to look it back up.)

Article: "The page-turn patent was filed in December 2011, but was approved this week."

Rumor has it they are (the designer responsible for it left a little while back). No idea why they would have patented it.

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