Side note: I had to re-read Hockenberry's first tweet a few times. At first I thought it was very NSFW.
LOL you're not alone. At first I was like "WOW, that's one appreciative dev!"
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Apple Backs Developers Against Lodsys Patent Threats, Says Devs 'Undisputedly Licensed'
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LOL you're not alone. At first I was like "WOW, that's one appreciative dev!"
IMO this isn't over yet, since it's about money.
Since Lodsys seems to be Pr$%cks to begin with they will continue this , then
settle with Apple for more money.
Microsoft and Google also have a blanket license, so presumably either of them could raise a similar argument for their developers (though its been my understanding that Lodsys is currently only going after iOS developers and not other platforms).
What might be interesting is whether HP or RIM have such a license...
Side note: I had to re-read Hockenberry's first tweet a few times. At first I thought it was very NSFW.
My reaction: "Your huge" WHAT???!!!
I want to see Lodsys's response. They are a piece of **** company as far as I'm concerned. Their beef should have always been with Apple not the little guys using Apples products.
It seems Apple has Lodsys by the nuts in a couple of ways:
1) The claim has to do with the party that is enabling and receiving the feedback. Since Apple is that party and the are licensed they are free-and-clear, and the "App Makers" are not infringing.
2) They are using the Supreme Court precedence on the post-sales pursuit of royalties to show that what Lodsys is doing is not permitted under US Law (basically you cannot sue the guy who used the product or API that already licenses the patent).
Now since Apple is not a party to this lawsuit, their only option to defend the App developers is some sort of countersuit saying "you violated the law regarding the post-sales thing" and sue them for lost revenue, etc.... Also, Apple can back the developers by providing legal defense for them.
It will be interesting to see how much backbone Lodsys has now trying to bully the little guys when the big guy on the block comes tapping on their shoulder.
1) The claim has to do with the party that is enabling and receiving the feedback. Since Apple is that party and the are licensed they are free-and-clear, and the "App Makers" are not infringing.
2) They are using the Supreme Court precedence on the post-sales pursuit of royalties to show that what Lodsys is doing is not permitted under US Law (basically you cannot sue the guy who used the product or API that already licenses the patent).
Now since Apple is not a party to this lawsuit, their only option to defend the App developers is some sort of countersuit saying "you violated the law regarding the post-sales thing" and sue them for lost revenue, etc.... Also, Apple can back the developers by providing legal defense for them.
It will be interesting to see how much backbone Lodsys has now trying to bully the little guys when the big guy on the block comes tapping on their shoulder.
This is good, but let's not act like it's altruism on Apple's part. This is Apple protecting Apple's interest in ensuring that app developers can use the App Store and thus make wads of money for Apple. That it protects developers is an artifact of the app store model.
In short, in this case Apple's interests and those of developers are aligned. In a case where they do not align, don't expect Apple to "stand up" for developers out of the goodness of their hearts.
In short, in this case Apple's interests and those of developers are aligned. In a case where they do not align, don't expect Apple to "stand up" for developers out of the goodness of their hearts.
Loadsys is the new Psystar. I think that, if this goes to court, Loadsys will find they are a load of something else.
Because heaven forbid someone thinks Apple is a nice company
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/03/15/apple-stores-tokyo-go-above-and-beyond-during-2011-earthquake/
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8J2 Safari/6533.18.5)
Release the hounds.
Release the hounds.
That's no tax. Apple earns their 30%.
This is just one of the many fine examples of Apple's work!
Yes, but isn't that the case everywhere? I mean, most App developers, big or small, develop apps to make money, not for the goodness of their hearts either...
Lodsys does seem to be trying to stretch their profits IMO
They were hoping maybe that the small dev would roll over and just pay the fee....
Where is the news of their approaching Droid devs?
Apple mentions of "cease and desist." That's usually the first step to a law suit.
Bravo. My thoughts exactly. I'm a developer and I license my work when necessary. I won't give it away for free. But I also created it and use it every day, in everything that I do.
I'm pleased Apple is supporting their devs.
With Apple's more closed system, I see Apple as the 'big daddy' protecting it's Children
With Apple's more closed system, I see Apple as the 'big daddy' protecting it's Children
