Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Dec 2011 11:27 UTC
I'm guessing Apple is getting desperate, since its software patent lawsuits aren't doing particularly well. Moving on from software and design patents, the company is now suing Samsung over... Patents for mobile phone and tablet cases (more at The Verge). I think Apple has more offensive lawsuits than products now, so technically, "patent maker" is more accurate than "gadget maker" or "device maker". Fun times.
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RE[2]: two sides of the coin
by Thom_Holwerda on Tue 20th Dec 2011 16:42
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Quite simple. That would require people pull their heads out of the ground and admit that all the negative comments they've made about company X and be applied to the companies they seem to love so much too.
Call me when Samsung files an offensive software patent lawsuit.
That's the difference. Apple's main source of income is threatened, and instead of competing, they litigate using software patents. Samsung, HTC, and so on are *defending* themselves.
This isn't rocket science.
RE[3]: two sides of the coin
by shmerl on Tue 20th Dec 2011 17:44
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RE[3]: two sides of the coin
by ilovebeer on Tue 20th Dec 2011 20:22
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Call me when Samsung files an offensive software patent lawsuit.
That's the difference. Apple's main source of income is threatened, and instead of competing, they litigate using software patents. Samsung, HTC, and so on are *defending* themselves.
That's the difference. Apple's main source of income is threatened, and instead of competing, they litigate using software patents. Samsung, HTC, and so on are *defending* themselves.
Are you under the impression that Samsung is a "model" company that operates only with the highest moral considerations? That's laughable at the least if so.
Neither Apple's income nor their success as a business is at risk. To suggest otherwise, you simply don't understand how they are positioned in the market and the current state of their financial standing.
This isn't rocket science.
No, it isn't. But apparently that isn't stopping people from confusing themselves, posting misleading and/or uninformed content, and/or neglecting to do their homework before they come to silly conclusions.
RE[3]: two sides of the coin
by kristoph on Tue 20th Dec 2011 20:28
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Samsung has filed a number of offensive patents suits against Apple.
(Look up the last big debate we had about this where you started the article saying that Samsung was 'going on the offensive' against Apple.)
Generally I think Apple's suits are both lame and unnecessary. The iPad design suits are especially lame because, really, the physical design of the iPad is hardly so unique as to be patentable.
These suits on the cases have much more merit. If you look at the cases their basically a blatant ripoff. No rational person can argue that.
RE[3]: two sides of the coin
by brichpmr on Thu 22nd Dec 2011 11:08
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"Quite simple. That would require people pull their heads out of the ground and admit that all the negative comments they've made about company X and be applied to the companies they seem to love so much too.
Call me when Samsung files an offensive software patent lawsuit.
That's the difference. Apple's main source of income is threatened, and instead of competing, they litigate using software patents. Samsung, HTC, and so on are *defending* themselves.
This isn't rocket science. "
It must be 'rocket science' to you, because I think you have this arse backwards. Apple competes and continues to win millions of customers through near-flawless marketing execution, unrivaled customer satisfaction with their products and arguably the best integrated ecosystem available to the masses. They litigate when Samsung and their ilk attempt to ride Apple's successful coattails with apparent knockoffs that don't pass the giggle test.
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Both samsung and Apple throws law suits against each others, so both are in the shit, not only apple.
Quite simple. That would require people pull their heads out of the ground and admit that all the negative comments they've made about company X and be applied to the companies they seem to love so much too.
It amazes me why people choose to be so emotionally invested in what a company does. It reminds me of the nerds who piss themselves every time George Lucas does something to Star Wars. It doesn't actually affect them but I guess their lives are such that they have nothing better to do than whine about something.