Google Sues Apple, Seeks To Block iPhone, iPad & Mac Imports To U.S.

Post by vibrunazo » Sat, Aug 18, 2012, 3:37 AM UTC

jsz0 wrote: post #91

neurotech1 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple are suing Motorola(Google), so this lawsuit is just another part of the response directed back at Apple. It's not like Motorola just decided to go after another cellphone manufacturer for patent violations, as an offensive move.

They did actually. 2010, Oct 06: Motorola sues Apple over 18 patents, and files an ITC complaint against Apple over 6 of them. 2010, Oct 29: Apple sues Motorola over 6 patents, and files an ITC complaint against Motorola over 3 of them.

Post by vitriolix » Sat, Aug 18, 2012, 3:38 AM UTC

barista wrote: post #50

ok_craig wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Don't be evil" doesn't mean sit back and get sued to oblivion by your competitors like a selfless martyr.

Don't be evil means use your patents as a defense not to sue others. It means amass a big enough trove that others feel that suing you is going to be futile. Evil is attacking the opponent with the new patents you just "bought" not even developed in-house

Post by fkdjs » Sat, Aug 18, 2012, 3:44 AM UTC

comatose_kid wrote: post #83

SquareWheel wrote: post #53

I stopped buying Apple products because of this patent nonsense, so I guess that means I can't buy that Nexus 7 I was eyeing either. Why is it that giant companies consistently act so evil?

Why is Apple evil for defending itself from companies who are copying much of the look and feel of their phones? If you invented a new approach to smartphones that became really successful and changed the industry, wouldn't you want to protect your hard work from others who copied it?

Post by sbuk » Sat, Aug 18, 2012, 4:00 AM UTC

spot wrote: post #87

joelrunyon wrote: post #16

Does anybody else feel all the tech giants standing around with their patents in hand is like all the characters standing around with guns like at the end of Reservoir Dogs? "Nobody innovate or we'll shoot!" It's intriguing at first, but you can only keep it up so long before the plot line gets annoying because no one is doing anything (or innovating), or someone gets shot.

let's be clear. this war is apple's doing, not "all the tech giants".

Post by eranation » Sat, Aug 18, 2012, 4:07 AM UTC