That's crap... Creative didn't exactly invent anything either. Hierarchical data based menu interfaces have been used in all kinds of places for many years. It's not a novel concept created by Creative by any means. Cramming it into a small screen might be new but it's nothing worth a patent IMO. The people at the patent office need to get a tech training some time soon or this patent crap is going to get out of control. Let me patent double-clicking with a mouse, then, if we're getting ridicilous with patents. And, who invented the desktop search engine, and shouldn't Stardock get credit for coming up with gadgets, widgets or whatever the f*** you wanna call them? Large companies use their lawyer muscle to get patents and then extort others for money. It's all crap...
