I actually think slide to unlock is brilliant, specially the old skeuomorphic ”track on rail” one.
The new, cleaner one is made possible by old one being burned into our collective unconscious.<p>I also think “one click to buy” is brilliant.<p>Since it&#x27;s impossible to unambiguously distinguish between crappy and worthy patents, we should either abolish them, or have them last for a really short time, like a year or two. Plenty for the inventor to secure its return on the research&#x27;s investment, not enough to stifle innovation.