Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Jun 2012 22:17 UTC
I stopped following all the patent trolling in the mobile industry months ago because, you know, I have a life, but apparently some big ruling just got handed down in the United States: using three software patents, a patent troll from Cupertino has been given an injunction on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, imposing a ban on the device. This patent trolling has to stop, blah, blah, we've all been here before. If you need me, I'll be over there on the sofa remembering the good old days when Cupertino was famous for great products, instead of infamous for its patent troll.
Thread beginning with comment 524362
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
RE[2]: And people still call Android free..
by Nelson on Fri 29th Jun 2012 22:28
in reply to "RE: And people still call Android free.."
Member since:2005-11-29
RE[3]: And people still call Android free..
by Thom_Holwerda on Fri 29th Jun 2012 22:29
in reply to "RE[2]: And people still call Android free.."
Member since:2005-06-29
RE[2]: And people still call Android free..
by shotsman on Sat 30th Jun 2012 06:51
in reply to "RE: And people still call Android free.."
Member since:2005-07-22
Thom,
Whiles I respect your POV I'm sorry, Android is not free.
Well, not to the likes of Samsung etc.
They have to pay Microsoft a tithe for every device they sell. That is not free IMHO.
What is worse is that in the battle between WinRT and Android tablets, the ONLY clear winner is Microsoft.
You either pay MS directly and use a WinRT device or you use an Android device and pay them indirectly.
IMHO that is a worse situation than the battles with Apple.
The Android makers could produce a design of H/W that does not infringe Apple's 'rounded corners' or other design patents (And some have done exactly that) but as it stands there is no way for an Android device maker to escape the MS Patent Tax.
Finally, my message to Microsoft, Google et al in the android camp and Apple in respect of these silly patents is 'A plague on all your houses'.
In this Tricentenary Year of the Newcomen Steam Engine the head honchos in those companies could do well to read the history of 'Boulton & Watt' vs Richard Trethivick and how he innovated to make their patents irrlevant. He also invented devices that made Steam Boilers safter that he deliberately didn't patent because they were vital to the future of steam power. I take my hat off(Brunel stove pipe naturally) to him.
RE[3]: And people still call Android free..
by JAlexoid on Sat 30th Jun 2012 07:17
in reply to "RE[2]: And people still call Android free.."
Member since:2009-05-19
RE[3]: And people still call Android free..
by Stephen! on Sat 30th Jun 2012 15:02
in reply to "RE[2]: And people still call Android free.."
Member since:2007-11-24
What is worse is that in the battle between WinRT and Android tablets, the ONLY clear winner is Microsoft.
Maybe in the long-term, if Microsoft's Surface tablet starts to gain significant market share, Apple will lose interest in attacking Samsung and go after Microsoft instead.
Features
Linked by David Adams on 05/16/13 4:23 UTC
OSNews is a sponsor of this year's O'Reilly OSCON in Portland, Oregon, USA. A lucky OSNews reader will win a free three-day pass, including two tutorials days. To win the pass, post a comment on this story saying something about Open Source Software or OSCON. We'll pick a winner at random next week. If you don't have an OSNews account, you may email us your entry. Part of the conference is the 9th annual Open Source Awards, and today the 16th is the deadline for nominations. If you'd like to nominate an outstanding open source contributor, do it here. Read on for more information about OSCON. Update: The 20% discount code for OSNews readers is "OSN."
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
This is one of those news items that's fun to write, fun to read, fun to comment on, and where no one will be able to say anything unkind. It's all just one big ball of awesome fluffiness. TuneTracker, the BeOS radio automation software, has just released something very special: TuneTracker System 5, the first version designed entirely and specifically for Haiku. In fact, it actually includes Haiku in the software package. Better yet, TuneTracker also unveiled several system-in-a-box products - which have Haiku and TuneTracker pre-installed.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/02/13 15:28 UTC
Exactly twenty years ago, a document was published that played a huge role in establishing the web as we know it today. Twenty years later, and this simple and straightforward document is proof of an irrefutable fact: while closed technologies can change markets, open technologies can change the world.
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.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/18/13 11:21 UTC
Nokia has posted its quarterly results for the first quarter of 2013, and just like the quarters that came before, there's not a whole lot of good news in there. The rise in Lumia sales still can't even dream of making up for the sales drop in Symbian phones, and when broken down in versions, the sales figures for Windows Phone 8 Lumias in particular are very disappointing. In North America, Nokia is getting slaughtered.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/16/13 9:29 UTC
The day has finally come: Google has started shipping Google Glass to the lucky few early adopters. Now that it's shipping, Google has also unveiled a lot more about the API and the specifications of the device itself. While the company had already given out substantial details at earlier occasions, there are still a few surprises here.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/15/13 22:44 UTC
Almost exactly three years ago, I wrote about why OSNews was no longer OSNews: the alternative operating system scene had died, and OSNews, too, had to go with the times and move towards reporting on a new wave of operating systems - mobile, and all the repercussions that the explosion of smartphones and tablets have caused. Still, I was wondering something today: why aren't we seeing alternative operating systems on mobile?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/14/13 18:22 UTC, submitted by MOS6510
You can say what you will about Windows Phone and Windows 8's Metro interface (I refuse to drop that name) - it's inefficient, unpopular, cumbersome, beautiful, ugly, organised, clean, limiting - but there's one thing we can all agree on: it's unique and distinctive. CNet has published a profile of Microsoft's Albert Shum, the man behind Metro, and he highlights what I think is at the very core of Microsoft's problems in mobile right now.More Features »
Sponsored Links
Member since:
2005-06-29
I'm Dutch. Android is perfectly free here as courts have reaffirmed a few times already by throwing out this Cupertino patent troll's claims.