Posts by Patent my ass

Customers dumping Samsung phones in wake of Apple suit

What about Google?

Google has just launched a law suit against Apple for using the Motorola patents in the iPhone and iPad devices. There is no doubt about Apple's guilt in this as they readily admitted using Motorola patents in their devices without paying because Jobs reckoned Motorola were charging too much.

Apple's only defence will be around patent pricing, which will almost certainly fail and could lead to a total US wide ban on iPhone and iPad sales, if Google were that way inclined. This will affect every single iPad and iPhone version currently released, and possibly include the iPhone 5.

This is largely the reason Google bought the loss making Motorola Mobility business, it's debts as a tax write off and it's portfolio of well defined patents.

Patently, this is all good for us customers because...?

Why the Apple-Samsung verdict is good for you, your kids and tech

Re: Patent System Is Broken

What this case does indicate to me is how minimal, nefarious and whimsical are the genuine advancements in technology Apple's patents represent.

If I create an app for iOS and Android, I would want the same shape icon on both for consistency. The icon shape is a 'trade mark' not a 'patent'. A smartphone with no apps is little more than a mobile phone with a cut down internet browser and mp3 player.

What Apple need to remember is what happened to Microsoft. When MS began to dominate and bully, they got busted, and most importantly, offended their partners and customer base. As soon as Linux emerged, everyone was porting their applications.

This ruling is only polarising the user base even more. Many of us don't want to see the recreation of another overly dominant vendor. Didn't the US Govt force Intel to share with AMD so that there was no monopoly? And there was seriously genuine expensive technology advancements there.