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Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Re: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Post by regal »

bpodgursky wrote: post #18

I know it's been said before, but to reiterate: outrage doesn't help anything, but buying products from these companies DOES hurt. If you're truly outraged enough to want to take action, take action - writing to your representatives - donating to the EFF or other organizations - by not donating another $2k to Apple for a new Mac*, implicitly endorsing these bullshit tactics - not developing for those platforms (App S…

The bigger outrage in smart phones is the fact that Android exists in the first place - thanks to a little industrial espionage on Apple's board. [1]

I know where my wallet voting's going.

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/robenderle/2011/11/11/you-the-ju...

Re: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Post by randomfool »

37prime wrote: post #38

Frank Shaw of Microsoft revealed that Google was invited to jointly bid Nortel’s Patent Portfolio but declined. http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/03/microsoft-just-kicked-googl... http://technologizer.com/2011/08/04/google-shows-how-not-to-... Take everything with at least a boulder of salt before turning to an emotional being.

By invitation, was it "Join us in suing others, or we'll sue you?"

Re: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Post by jmhain »

beautybasics wrote: post #19

- They are just accruing debt with their actions - Their time will come and when it does it will be painful. - Any system that's inherently corrupt is bound to collapse.

> Any system that's inherently corrupt is bound to collapse.

I don't really believe this, but it'd make me very happy if you could prove me wrong.

Re: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Post by 37prime »

bad_user wrote: post #27
[deleted] wrote: post #16

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Releasing a cheaper product is just free market competition. Suing for patents is abusing a government granted monopoly.

Microsoft did release a cheaper Web Browser than Netscape, back in the day.

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Post by 37prime »

regal wrote: post #51
bpodgursky wrote: post #18

I know it's been said before, but to reiterate: outrage doesn't help anything, but buying products from these companies DOES hurt. If you're truly outraged enough to want to take action, take action - writing to your representatives - donating to the EFF or other organizations - by not donating another $2k to Apple for a new Mac*, implicitly endorsing these bullshit tactics - not developing for those platforms (App S…

The bigger outrage in smart phones is the fact that Android exists in the first place - thanks to a little industrial espionage on Apple's board. [1] I know where my wallet voting's going. [1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/robenderle/2011/11/11/you-the-ju...

I am Secretary Not Sure if I could read anything by Rob Enderle.

Please find a better, umm more reliable source.

Re: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google

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Post by ekianjo »

chasing wrote: post #50
throwaway98604 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm honestly starting to regret choosing to learn Objective-C now. I am seriously considering learning Android development and ditching my Macbook / iPhone for a Nexus 5 and some sort of linux distro. People like me are making this whole situation significantly worse by contributing software to Apple's platform.

Well, that'll show 'em. But seriously: This isn't an issue that'll be solved by buying one product over another. (I mean, if I understand correctly, this could impact your ability to actually get your hands on a Nexus 5 (or later) device if litigation either prevents them from being produced or makes them too expensive for Google to make. That's the whole point, right? To take the power to choose financial winners an…

> If you're interested in changing this situation, I'd try recommend trying to get the attention of the one organization that really holds the power, here: The United States government.

Well it's certainly easier to vote with your dollars than to change the state of politics. Politics are relatively stable in short-mid run, and even a large group of citizen has very little power to change that unless they get representatives of their own to run for and win elections with a clear no-more-patent-bullshit agenda.

Net: it's not going to happen any time soon.

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