Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 4th Feb 2012 14:37 UTC
"Samsung, in its first acknowledgment of the European Commission's antitrust investigation of its patent licensing practices, Friday said it believed the commission would ultimately conclude the company complies with the rules. The investigation arose out of Samsung's dispute with Apple over trademarks and patents that cover smartphones and tablet computers."
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it's apparently ok for Moto to use FRAND patents against Apple.
Of course it is, FRAND is not some magical get out of jail free card. They require valid licenses as all other patents, and if Apple does not have it they should get hit by lawsuits. IMHO, twice as hard with fair less legal wriggle room than in other patent cases.
FRANDs are obviously widely known in the industry, so it's not unknown to Apple and could not be the excuse. It can be cut down to two simple reasons. Apple don't want to license it and disregard other companies IP or they do not accept the FRAND terms all the other licensees of the patent agree to. Sounds like simple IP theft to me, does not matter if it's done by Apple or any other company.
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Sucks all around but you can't pick and choose laws and you can't claim that a law is biased with some tangible proof. These are 1st world countries after all with democratically elected leaders.
If that's the way you reach conclusions... The causal connection between one and the other is not very firm - in fact, democratic elections / populisms make many biases easier; maybe you're just too used to them...
Just one bias from unrelated field: research shows light drug usage to be pretty consistent across demographic spectrum, and yet IIRC 80-90% of those actually prosecuted from it in the US are inner-city blacks - records of which, down the line, also throw equal employment & education laws out the window; the place is, together with the UK (both 1st world democracies), at the bottom among developed countries in social mobility (essentially, the measure of how much results in life depend on your own efforts, also within legal framework, vs. how much on circumstances of birth, family, place, etc.).
Or - when was the last time you elected a really bald and short president? (I'd imagine the expected prospective & competent demographic to be somewhat higher in those traits than society average)
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
So, the Xbox One disaster continues. Microsoft's policy for dealing with the used games market has reportedly leaked - and it's a clear and direct attack to destroy the used games market. Prices for used games will be set at the retail value of a new game, and retailers have to hook into Microsoft's computer systems and comply with Microsoft's terms and conditions.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 11:29 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:33 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/11/13 21:41 UTC
"Windows is indeed slower than other operating systems in many scenarios, and the gap is worsening." That's one way to start an insider explanation of why Windows' performance isn't up to snuff. Written by someone who actually contributes code to the Windows NT kernel, the comment on Hacker News, later deleted but reposted with permission on Marc Bevand's blog, paints a very dreary picture of the state of Windows development. The root issue? Think of how Linux is developed, and you'll know the answer.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/08/13 14:22 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/29/13 21:06 UTC
Oh multitasking. That staple of computing that got thrown out the window with many modern smartphones. We got some rudimentary thing in its place - but even as multitasking on phone and tablets improves, its user-visible side remains cumbersome. Windows 8 has a neat implementation, and now it's time Android follows in it footsteps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/24/13 22:24 UTC
They're here! Whether that excites you or not remains to be seen, but the Galaxy S4, which will most likely become the best selling Android smartphone of the year by a huge margin, has been reviewed by all the major sites, and there's lots of interesting conclusions in there - although I think most of you will get the gist.More Features »
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Ok well that's a different argument. I think most sane people - including me - agree that the fact that Apple's suit in Germany is pretty ridiculous but it still follows the rule of law.
Similarly in Germany, Apple was recently forced to pull it's 3G products because, in Germany, it's apparently ok for Moto to use FRAND patents against Apple.
Sucks all around but you can't pick and choose laws and you can't claim that a law is biased with some tangible proof. These are 1st world countries after all with democratically elected leaders.