Article: Apple wields its ban hammer: Samsung Galaxy Nexus now banned for sale in the US

[Loansharkie]

'Ban Hammer' would be a cool name for a band.

Apple's love is like a ban hammer; ban hammer is What I need oh oh oh....
(sung to the tune of Bon Jovi's Bad Medicine)

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[migo]

most MS and apple 'patents' are either weak or they've used prior art. for example, apple has a tendency to patent things like swipe to unlock, even though it was prior art and a natural actions. there is, and never has been, any innovation at apple (if anyone can tell me of even 1 significant provable-beyond-doubt non-prior-art apple patent that has actually been deevloped by apple(rather than a company that they bought) then i will eat my hat).
MS and apple are 2 of thee biggest abusers of the patent system on the planet

They had a mouse that instead of a button used an 8-way click wheel, so you had scrolling and 8 configurable buttons (effectively). They decided to release the Mighty Mouse instead, but yeah, they do occasionally come up with something new.

[FlamingSkullz]

If the patent system was fair and for competition then Android phones would be the cheapest on the market. Apple has no interest in collecting license fees from Android due to the fact Steve Jobs wanted it to die. Microsoft on the other hand used its patents to scare the Android AND linux communities even tho they have WP7 they really do not need to compete with it.

Microsoft alone makes $5-10 per android phone so they are laughing at this time. The USPTO needs a much needed reform but due to high cost lobbyists you'll never see it.

[howard]

Apple's love is like a ban hammer; ban hammer is What I need oh oh oh....

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Hammer me like you hammer my droids.

[chipscript]

I admire Apple's ZERO tolerance for theft.

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Hmm im sure apple stole almost everything from android cough cough... SIRI... cough cough

[GeminiIII]

Hmm im sure apple stole almost everything from android cough cough... SIRI... cough cough

+1

apple is infamous for stealing ideas and then claiming them as their own

[shabbasuraj]

"And boy we have patented it."

http://bit.ly/OoAb7G

[alexanderdragon]

The whole patent system has been raped by those Companies, not just the FRUIT, Microsoft, HTC, Google, Samsung. SUeing each other like a game to play.
Patent system is suppose to encourage creativity, but now just feces those bigees throw at each other, but ended to customers'.

[frail]

Apple's "slide to unlock" patent ruled invalid in UK

Interestingly, Apple may have been caught copying another company in the "slide to unlock" fiasco. The judge said that HTC would've been violating Apple's patent if not for the fact that a previous phone, the Neonode N1, released in 2004, had a similar feature only without a graphical representation. The ruling stated that adding visual feedback would be an "obvious" improvement and thus the patent could not stand. It's unclear whether Neonode actually patented the "slide to unlock" in their phone.

Apple did not comment on the ruling but came back to their standard statement, one that is humorous given the judge's note regarding the company copying the Neonode N1: "We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

[GeminiIII]

Apple's "slide to unlock" patent ruled invalid in UK

justice has been done.

[shabbasuraj]

These are the rules of the game. So industry stakeholders will continue their legal battles.

The difference is Apple is sitting on a massive cash reserve.

Apple will do whatever it wants, and the industry will follow.

Success...

[Steveanderson13]

justice has been done.

Interesting video of Neonode in action. 2004!

http://www.dailytech.com/Android+Win...icle25104c.htm

[Steve Adams]

Please forward to Google. Fu apple douchebags

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[Steveanderson13]

Galaxy nexus sales ban deferred

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/0...8650ZS20120706