• $100 million on patent suit with HTC. When is enough, enough?

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    Treatz
    Published on 01-24-2012 11:08 AM
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    I was perusing the web the other day and came across this article on BGR

    When I read the headline in passing I immediately rolled my eyes. When is to much, to much?

    Everyone seems to be suing everyone and Apple is no stranger to this behavior.

    Having read the Steve Jobs biography, or even having general knowledge of Apple, I'm aware of Steve Jobs' wish to burn Android to the ground for being a "copycat" of iOS.

    Now, someone stop me if I'm wrong here, but isn't iOS based upon Macintosh's look and feel? Didn't that look and feel originally come from Xerox?

    Here's my bit:
    $100.00 Million spent, Lawyers loving it. Consumers are still voting with their wallets, iOS and Android are seeing exponential growth. Clearly there is room for both

    Leave the money in the bank and let the consumers decide what they want. It's not like Apple isn't selling products here.

    What are your thoughts?
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    1. Mr Mystery's Avatar
      Mr Mystery - 01-24-2012, 12:01 PM
      Apple doesn't care what the cost is, they'll just pass that cost onto it's customers. After the release of the 4S it is clear they have lost the "innovative" advantage they used to have and now have to sue competitors in an attempt to stay ahead. Samsung suit in Europe comes to mind.

      What's really funny? And I really wonder why Google hasn't went after Apple for it, but I believe Apple stole Android's notification shade. No?
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    1. primetechv2's Avatar
      primetechv2 - 01-24-2012, 09:52 PM
      Apple seems to think any successful product similar to theirs, must be stealing. And now that they have the money to fight back, they will play the corporate controllers.

      Remember Steve Jobs' threatening to go thermonuclear on Android? Just because he's dead, doesn't mean that plan ever changed with the leadership there.

      Edit: VentureBeat agreed with my "thermonuclear" assessment.
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