Comments on: Apple seeks patent on MacBook trackpad power chords

Future MacBooks could take commands from unique combinations of fingertips, if technology contained in a recent Apple patent application comes to light.

[demner]

How the heck can you patent that??

The 'invention' is so obvious and clearly shows what's wrong with the whole patent process.

[Lee in San Diego]

Sounds like

Sounds like you have found yourself a cause, changing the patent
system. :)

Now don't forget that this is only an application, someone may
have already patented the device.

[cracm]

Jeez

In terms of anti-trust and patent trolling, Apple is becoming worse than Microsoft these days.