Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 25th Aug 2012 06:15 UTC
Microsoft's response to Apple's win is probably the most cringeworthy of all. Blatantly admitting Windows Phone can't make a dent in the market on merit, but instead requires the court room to do so, Bill Cox, senior director of Windows Phone marketing communications, said: "Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now." Nauseating.
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Maybe Apple needs to adopt the position that they took when it comes to the Mac
They are doing exactly what they did with Macs two decades ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp...
Only they got smarter and are suing a non-US company now.
Seriously, though, I very much agree with what you've said.
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by kaiwai on Sun 26th Aug 2012 16:05
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"Maybe Apple needs to adopt the position that they took when it comes to the Mac
They are doing exactly what they did with Macs two decades ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp...
Only they got smarter and are suing a non-US company now.
Seriously, though, I very much agree with what you've said. "
What annoyed me about the whole Mac situation back then is the fact that they had A/UX, a UNIX based operating system that had they kept developing rather than than the 'classic Mac OS' along with periodical price cuts they would have maintained a reasonable marketshare. It seems that Apple has a habit of making stupid decisions then looking around for someone to blame for those miss steps just as Microsoft competitors whine about the dominance of Microsoft Office but what were they doing 20 years ago when the ground work to Microsoft Office was being laid? we had Wordstar and Wordperfect both dismissing Windows GUI as nothing more than a gimmick that wouldn't amount to anything - and here we are today seeing the consequences of stupid decisions made 20 years ago. Grrr, so frustrating to see history repeat over and over again.
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by segedunum on Mon 27th Aug 2012 12:45
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Maybe Apple needs to adopt the position that they took when it comes to the Mac - for Apple to succeed it doesn't mean that Android has to fail. Personally there is a tonne of room for growth so why Apple can't see this as an opportunity I'm befuddled.
What they did with the Mac was a disaster that almost bankrupted them. They managed to shove themselves into a niche with the Mac, but even today it is a very small niche that wouldn't sustain the company by itself.
They know Android is a serious problem for them because they know people are not going to continue paying over the odds for iPhones continually. Android phones have the supply and people have the choice - they can get a cheap one or an expensive one that's almost as much as an iPhone. People are not going to pay several times the price of an Android tablet for an iPad. In the early adopter phase they will do that, but as time goes on Apple is on a hiding to nothing that will not sustain a $600 billion company.
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Handing a jury not knowledgeable about technology a set of very narrow questions where similarities were doctored in is not much of a victory, and this has no real chance of being upheld on appeal.
True - having had a look further into the case it appears that large sways of evidence by Samsung have been thrown out by the judge such as evidence of prior art related to the particular patented technologies Apple claims Samsung infringed on. I think Apple is just pissed off that although the iPhone sparked off the consumer smart phone it appears that for many they're quite happy with what the others have to offer which offer similar functionality at a reasonable price (the price difference between SIII and iPhone 4S is minuscule). Maybe Apple needs to adopt the position that they took when it comes to the Mac - for Apple to succeed it doesn't mean that Android has to fail. Personally there is a tonne of room for growth so why Apple can't see this as an opportunity I'm befuddled. Maybe their overinflated share price is based on unrealistic expectations of Apple and the executive team see the law suit as the only way of ensuring that the share price remains where it is by securing future dominance.