HTC vs Apple

2010-03-09 11:56:05

#1

Benzin: Member; +576|5999

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/appl … breakdown/

I read the article and the funny part about the patents being claimed in the ITC case, some of those even sound like behaviors that Windows is capable of. Apple has a patent for almost every benign behavior of a device, it's amazing. Talk about exploiting a broken system.

2010-03-09 11:59:30

#2

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6708|67.222.138.85

"Patent #5,455,599: Object-Oriented Graphic System"

oh my god what the hell LOL

That's like patenting a user interface.

gah patent laws are so messed up. It's important to protect property rights and that extends to original ideals, but the patent process has become such a bureaucratic clusterfuck that now it's all about corporate power plays involving tens of patents and at least as many lawyers, completely independent of who actually came up with what and how they should be compensated.

Apple is NOT the worst about it in any way, this is just going to get 100x the publicity because it is Apple.

2010-03-09 12:52:05

#3

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6602|132 and Bush

https://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4944/bitssuepatent2blogspan.jpg

.. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/0 … -lawsuits/

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2010-03-09 14:16:38

#4

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6551|CH/BR - in UK

I hate Steve Jobs.

Him a few years ago:

Steve Jobs wrote:
Good artists copy, great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

Him a few days ago:

Steve Jobs wrote:
We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.

Fuck off.

-kon

2010-03-10 01:55:41

#5

Benzin: Member; +576|5999

http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/ … sts-steal/

A little insight into litigation about software from a former CEO of Sun Microsystems.

2010-03-10 10:20:08

#6

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6582|SE London

CapnNismo wrote:
http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/

A little insight into litigation about software from a former CEO of Sun Microsystems.

Because they were great at it - which is why they're so rich now....

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