Apple attempts to patent fast user switching

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quote:
"Apple has filed for a patent that suggests the company is working on a new mobile device capable of supporting multiple users. Either that or it's cunningly trying to outflank Microsoft's lead on fast multi-user switching by retrospectively patenting the technique as its own. The application, number 0030107606, is entitled 'Multiple personas for a mobile device'. It describes how a computer system's settings can be immediately changed to reflect a new "persona" when the user chooses from a list of available personae using a graphical user interface displayed on the computer's screen."

Read the full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/31702.html

My take: What are they doing. I think I may lower my opinion of Apple a bit from hearing this.