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Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
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Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#92Irreparable harm seems to imply that this could hurt Apple in a major way. But it's easy to see what game-changing technology is. Look at what people want in a phone: http://mashable.com/2011/10/03/iphone-5-wish-list-starts-wit... . There's tens of similar surveys published online. None of them include "search-as-u-go". In fact Apple doesn't seem to think that it's that big enough of a deal to promote. They advertise…
> Irreparable harm seems to imply that this could hurt Apple in a major way
Yes, this is what bothers me most about it. Litigating bogus patents is one thing, but this grandstanding about the impact of tiny features is sickening. Especially after we had the ruling from Posner that it has to be the specific feature in question that is causing the "irreparable" harm. It seems to me that the irreparable harm is drastically tilted in Google's direction here, as they are unable to market the latest version of their operating system, potentially for months until iOS6 is released. Compare that to the tiny (non-existent?) lost sales on Apple's side - supposedly due to customers saying "hey, since Google's phone can search for apps and contacts on the same screen, I'm buying that one!" - of their nearly obsolete iPhone4s, it seems ridiculously unfair to me.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#93The elephant in the room is that Samsung did, and is still shamelessly trying to make a carbon copy of the iPhone and the iPad. The similarities go beyond casual coincidences. Right from the charger to the packaging to the layout to .. almost everything. It is so obvious they are doing that. It is no surprise Apple is going after them, and of course they should.
Please, for the love god, you and all people who think like this - take one second please to actually look at a Galaxy Nexus. It is so ridiculously unlike an iPhone. Samsung did do a pretty straight ripoff of the iPhone with the original Galaxy S. Since then their designs have deviated in major ways and really look completely different.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#94Other than my own prejudice against the absurdity of patenting common sense software features, I don't understand why this suit doesn't affect all Android products? It seems like the patented feature in question is pure software available on other Android phones.
Unlike with trademarks, patent holders get a lot of leeway about whom to sue and when without immediately endangering their patents through estoppel. I don't know what makes waiting more effective and evil, but that's why they have the option.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same for me. Been looking to replace my dell notebook and was looking into the Macbook Air with ubuntu as the alternative. Was just comparing prices and specs on the Apple's website last week. I used to think Apple's success was great for us consumers because it's more choice, and competition is why companies are innovating in the first place, right? But this latest injunction made me realize, if I give money to Appl…
Fortunately now there are serious alternatives to the Macbook Air http://www.anandtech.com/show/5843/asus-zenbook-prime-ux21a-...
What do people think about Toshiba z930? Haven't done much research, just saw it (or the z830 - predecessor, not sure) in a shop and liked the look and feel (apparently lightest Ultrabook).
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#96Despicable. That's really the only polite word I have for both Apple's actions, and the current state of our patent system.
Despicable. That's really the only polite word I have for both Apple's actions What word do you have for things that are actually despicable ? Like actually hurting or killing people? Or doing things that don't just involve selling telephones?
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Despicable. That's really the only polite word I have for both Apple's actions What word do you have for things that are actually despicable ? Like actually hurting or killing people? Or doing things that don't just involve selling telephones?
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on.
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on.
You're totally right. Despicable. Just like Stalin. We can only hope that we discover Apple's diabolical plan, and the location of the plutonium, before it's too late.
Give me a break.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on.
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on. You're totally right. Despicable. Just like Stalin. We can only hope that we discover Apple's diabolical plan, and the location of the plutonium, before it's too late. Give me a break.
Stop arguing on HN and go help those starving children in Africa.
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#99Despicable. That's really the only polite word I have for both Apple's actions, and the current state of our patent system.
Despicable. That's really the only polite word I have for both Apple's actions What word do you have for things that are actually despicable ? Like actually hurting or killing people? Or doing things that don't just involve selling telephones?
Wow. What is wrong with everyone here? Let's look at what despicable means.
(from Dictionary.com)
Despicable : deserving to be despised
Hooker Chemical poured tons of hazardous waste into the ground - waste that they knew would cause health problems - and then sold the site to the City of Niagara Falls to be developed into subdivisions. That's pretty despicable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
In China, in 2008, a factory making baby formula sold thinned-out product to make a quick buck. It's estimated that about 54000 children under the age of 3 became sick from drinking the formula. That's really quite despicable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal
Does anyone here really despise Apple? More than Google? Or Samsung? Or any other faceless, unaccountable corporation? Really? Because there's going to be a 1 or 2 week period during this trial where you might not be able to buy some shiny new telephone? What the fuck is wrong with you?
Re: Galaxy Nexus ban remains, Apple posts $95.6M bond, Google stops selling
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's hurting people if millions go to waste. People lose jobs, worry about money, can't pay medical bills and so on. You're totally right. Despicable. Just like Stalin. We can only hope that we discover Apple's diabolical plan, and the location of the plutonium, before it's too late. Give me a break.
Stop arguing on HN and go help those starving children in Africa.
Stop arguing on HN and go help those starving children in Africa
Oh gee, I sure would - but how will I find Africa now that I can't buy a Galaxy Nexus with it's enhanced turn-by-turn navigation and barometric elevation sensor?