“Apple was recently awarded a patent related to multitouch input processing, which the Internet immediately characterized as a ‘key multitouch patent’ that Apple could use to target Android handset makers,” Chris Foresman reports for Ars Technica. “While the patent does describe a useful—and perhaps even important—part of Apple’s multitouch technology, it certainly isn’t a ‘thermonuclear’ option that Apple could use to wipe out its smartphone competition.”
“Of course, Apple would maintain that it doesn’t necessarily need or want a ‘smoking gun”‘ to keep all competitors out of the market; it just wants to keep the competition from ripping off its designs,” Foresman reports. ‘We think competition is good. It makes us all better. And we are ready to suit up and go against anyone,’ then-COO Tim Cook told analysts in 2009. ‘However, we will not stand for having our IP ripped off, and we’ll use whatever weapons that we have at our disposal.'”
Foresman reports, “Before his death in October, Jobs also made it quite clear that he would be willing to use Apple’s vast resources to ‘destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product,’ as he told biographer Walter Issacson.”
Read more in the full article here.
The problem is FLAN laws that make it hard for legitimate innovators to protect their IP when frivolous lawsuits dilute the system.
These acronyms are all a joke, right?
Well, in fairness to squiggles, there was only one pretentious acronym in there (we’ll allow him “IP”).
He could have squeezed a TROUT, a POLTRY, a BRNT, a SAMN, a PEPR, a PEAR, a BRED, a FENL, a LEMN, a BUTR, a TOST, a PANCO, a LATTE, a BACN, a BUN, a CRSP, and even a PBAJ into that post.
Wow! :O 🙂
I think squiggles types in food in capitals whenever his blood sugar levels are low. My grandma had diabetes too.
Yes, a rather old joke.
And this is newsworthy because?
Wish the heading matched even some portion of the quoted article. Besides which, I’m not certain the author understands/have used correctly the notion of a ‘smoking gun’.
I can’t wait for Apple to rain down on Google – Android with the full unhindered force of their power. Vanquish the doppelgängers and set the world right again. 🙂