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| Patent troll gets injuction on Galaxy Nexus |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-06-29 22:17:01 |
| I stopped following all the patent trolling in the mobile industry months ago because, you know, I have a life, but apparently some big ruling just got handed down in the United States: using three software patents, a patent troll from Cupertino has been given an injunction on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, imposing a ban on the device. This patent trolling has to stop, blah, blah, we've all been here before. If you need me, I'll be over there on the sofa remembering the good old days when Cupertino was famous for great products, instead of infamous for its patent troll. |
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| RE: And people still call Android free.. |
| By Thom_Holwerda on 2012-06-29 22:27:44 |
| I'm Dutch. Android is perfectly free here as courts have reaffirmed a few times already by throwing out this Cupertino patent troll's claims. |
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| RE[2]: And people still call Android free.. |
| By Nelson on 2012-06-29 22:28:55 |
| This happened in the US. I don't get your point. |
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| RE[3]: And people still call Android free.. |
| By Thom_Holwerda on 2012-06-29 22:29:42 |
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Android is free to me, and most of the world. Can't help it that one German city and the US have fcuked up patent laws. Don't affect me, so don't care. |
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| RE[4]: And people still call Android free.. |
| By Nelson on 2012-06-29 22:32:18 |
| Maybe to you, I think "the rest of the world" is an exaggeration. |
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| Apple lovers are un-american |
| By pooo on 2012-06-29 22:44:31 |
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I'm not just trolling. I actually believe that. Also Apple lover's are anti-business and anti-competition. Buy Android. U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A! (readers from outside the US, please ignore this comment) |
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| Comment by robojerk |
| By robojerk on 2012-06-29 22:55:36 |
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Considering how long the Galaxy Nexus has been available, and now that the Galaxy S3 and HTC One is out, this might be a hollow victory in terms of impacting sales. Still retarded. |
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| RE: And people still call Android free.. |
| By ricegf on 2012-06-29 23:52:27 |
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Um, the Nexus is at end of life - we bought one a couple of months ago for $200 off. I thing Samsung has pretty much ridden that horse to market and back, but your concern for Samsung's healthy profit margins is commendable. I loved Apple's statement - "It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface". I wish in creating my old Treo Palm had thought of a rectangular shape, with rows of icons to launch apps, a settings page for configuring the device, and a web browser. How innovative Apple was in creating my iPad - they stood not on the shoulders of giants, but the base of the Grand Canyon! /sarcasm |
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| RE[2]: And people still call Android free.. |
| By Nelson on 2012-06-30 01:11:53 |
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> Um, the Nexus is at end of life - we bought one a couple of months ago for $200 off. I thing Samsung has pretty much ridden that horse to market and back, but your concern for Samsung's healthy profit margins is commendable. Yes, however there's the legal costs they were wrapped up in. In multiple countries. All over the world. Plus, please tell me you don't think that this is exclusively applicable to the Galaxy Nexus? The only reason the Nexus is specifically mentioned is because it is all that existed when this suit was filed. They can easily extend it to other devices, as Apple has done in other places around the world. > I wish in creating my old Treo Palm had thought of a rectangular shape, with rows of icons to launch apps, a settings page for configuring the device, and a web browser. How innovative Apple was in creating my iPad - they stood not on the shoulders of giants, but the base of the Grand Canyon! /sarcasm On the very front page of this website there's an article which praises Apple for their contribution to the smartphone market. Apple undoubtedly innovated in this area, and I think its pigheaded to simply brush aside those innovations. They did most of the legwork for Android user interaction today, and as such, they deserve some credit. |
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| RE: Comment by robojerk |
| By Nelson on 2012-06-30 01:13:21 |
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Apple has filed a motion to extend this to the Galaxy S III, something which given today's ruling, doesn't seem outside the realm of possibility. A GS3 injunction in the US would be huge. |
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| Ha |
| By Nelson on 2012-06-30 01:27:57 |
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http://www.cultofmac.com/124939/... "Galaxy Nexus was built to avoid Apple patents" Hell of a job you did there Samsung. Really love how well that worked out for you. And I get voted down for calling Android a legal minefield. Riight. |
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