Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 15:17 UTC
Remember when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and proclaimed, to much applause, that they patented the hell out of it? Well, apparently Apple likes to boast about its own patents, but when it comes to dealing with other's they're not so willing. That is, if you believe Nokia: the largest phone manufacturer in the world has sued Apple for patent infringement.
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Actually, it's likely not a case of "if you can't beat 'em, sue 'em", because Nokia's overall phone sales dwarfs those of Apple iPhones:
http://www.joewilcox.com/2009/09/nokia-and-the-iphone-hype-problem/
"But Apple has a long ways to go. In second quarter, according to Gartner, Nokia sold more than three times as many smartphones as Apple and, overall, 20 times more handsets. Put differently: Nokia sold more smartphones than the next four marketshare leaders combined."
Yes, it's a blog, from an MS guy. But he brings up real sales figures from Gartner. In short, Nokia sells waaaaaaaay more smart phones, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more handsets overall, than Apple does.
And with Apple chest beating about their own iPhone patents, all I can say to them about Nokia's patent lawsuit against them is:
"neener neener neener!!!" ;-)