Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Aug 2012 23:54 UTC
And just like that, within a matter of days, the jury has reached a verdict in Apple vs. Samsung. The basic gist is simple: Apple's software patents are valid, and many Samsung devices infringe upon them. Apple's iPhone 3G trade dress is valid, and Samsung's Galaxy S line infringes, but other devices did not. Samsung did not infringe Apple's iPad design patent. Apple did not infringe any of Samsung's patents. Apple is awarded a little over $1 billion in damages. Competition lost today, and developers in the United States should really start to get worried - software patents got validated big time today.
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Member since:2009-05-19
Yep. That is why they threw out their old OS and took the "immitator" as their base for OS'es.
Also, it would be really nice if software patents that Apple refuses to license aren't ridiculously broad. (see the two out of three claims posted above)
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So in general, I agree that giving Apple a 17 year monopoly on any touchscreen device that can perform single finger scrolling and multi-touch gesture detection is an absolutely positive thing for the tech industry. Oh, did I mention that the actual method of detecting multiple touches and determining that it's not a scroll is not relevant and not disclosed?
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Member since:2007-01-13
Member since:2005-07-06
"They'll have to reinvent themselves like Apple did back in the 90's.
In the 90s Apple realised they couldn't compete on technology. They switched to being little more than a design company selling generic PC hardware (in pretty cases) with a BSD-based operating system. "
Compared to Microsoft that has been shipping the same broken operating system for 30 years and not fixing a single fucking thing in it worth noting; when are we going to see them finally introduce a consistent replacement for win32? actually utilise some of the technology they introduced in Windows 7 such as Direct2D/DirectWrite so that there is a consistent way of doing things? when are we going to see Microsoft actually deliver on a desktop GUI that properly scales up with resolution? Oh that's right Apple is for morons who can't use computers and only buy shiny things with Apple never actually creating anything useful - same shit, different day and same bullshit ignoramus horse shit being spewed by the same peanut gallery nitwits.
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2006-04-09
Competition needs to innovate. The industry can't prosper when all they do is imitate. They'll have to reinvent themselves like Apple did back in the 90's. If they lack vision they lack future. Vendors will be forced to innovate, if only to avoid an Apple lawsuit. This is good for the consumer.