Apple wins patent for basic Time Machine functionality
Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent outlining the basic idea and functionality of Time Machine, the backup storage feature included in the company's Mac operating system since it was introduced with Mac OS X 10.5 Snow Leopard in 2007.
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