Therefore, any patent that claims a method of solving a problem by programming a general-purpose computer is, like the patent the high court struck down 40 years ago, effectively a patent on a mathematical algorithm.

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On top of that, the description of the Apple TV as the "next-generation Mac Mini" strikes us as a little odd, since the Mini was never sold as a media extender (even though you can use it that way) and the Apple TV was never sold as a general-purpose computer (even though you can use it that way).

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The computer Brownell came up with was built using general-purpose Intel chips and Windows and Linux operating systems.

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They would rather rely on a general-purpose and, from a copyright holder's point of view, highly untrustworthy device: the personal computer.

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