Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 11th Nov 2012 12:48 UTC
Interesting news in the middle of the night: Apple and HTC have announced they've settled all their patent disputes, bringing an end to all running lawsuits between the two companies. The companies signed a ten-year cross-licensing deal. Considering Apple's legal assault on Android hasn't been going particularly well, this really shouldn't come as a surprise.
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RE[3]: Not going well?
by jared_wilkes on Sun 11th Nov 2012 16:12
in reply to "RE[2]: Not going well?"
Member since:2011-04-25
Do you have a source for your claim of an anti-trust investigation against Samsung? I've not heard about this.
Why do people do this, btw? Can it just stop? If you know someone is posting something that is actually wrong, please refute them with the facts and links, or challenge them to substantiate their false claims with supporting evidence. This is fine. But if you are ignorant of the facts, don't ask someone who is equipped with the facts to educate you. Do the research yourself. Googling "Samsung antitrust patents" takes 2 seconds.
RE[4]: Not going well?
by Thom_Holwerda on Sun 11th Nov 2012 16:40
in reply to "RE[3]: Not going well?"
Member since:2005-06-29
"Do you have a source for your claim of an anti-trust investigation against Samsung? I've not heard about this.
Why do people do this, btw? Can it just stop? If you know someone is posting something that is actually wrong, please refute them with the facts and links, or challenge them to substantiate their false claims with supporting evidence. This is fine. But if you are ignorant of the facts, don't ask someone who is equipped with the facts to educate you. Do the research yourself. Googling "Samsung antitrust patents" takes 2 seconds. "
People do this because, uhm, that's how arguing works. Maybe not in, say, politics, but in the real world, people want proof. You're the one making the claim, you're the one who has to back it up.
Of course, this was a widely known fact, but even then, the request is valid.
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2011-04-25
So it's certainly not a failure for Apple, and certainly, HTC would have preferred to have carried on without any legal threat or any need to settle a legal action.
Yes to the first question (I approach litigation with practicality — it is nearly impossible to not suffer some losses and it is time consuming; this doesn't alter the fact that Apple is "winning" against Samsung); no to the second. This is like saying the US Presidential election could have gone either way. Sure, in theory, but in practicality, the odds are hugely stacked in Apple's favor despite the propaganda of Thom and Pj.
Every major news outlet has reported on it. Maybe you should read news produced by non-Fandroids:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/06/us-samsung-apple-korea-pr...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577194503316...
http://bgr.com/2012/10/24/apple-samsung-patent-despite-doj-investig...
Sure, it is by no means done. But, of course, Motorola is completely lacking in any significant victory at this stage. AND is facing 3 antitrust investigations. AND is providing NEGATIVE financial impact to Google. Your view that they'd both be better off by not litigating, doesn't change the fact that Apple has been more successful against Motorola than vice versa.
Edited 2012-11-11 15:33 UTC