Apple Begins Paying $2 Billion in Cash to Nokia as Part of Lawsuit Settlement

[DevNull0]

Wow... Apple's paying the billions left and right.

If they continue this way they'll be bankrupt pretty soon.

See the MBP lineup? At those prices for that little hardware, Apple won't be bankrupt until their customers wise up...ie not for a long time.

 

[yakapo]

Hopefully recent events of Apple getting busted for stealing other people's innovations, puts an end to the delusional thinking Apple is the only one that innovates and everyone steals and copies from Apple. These two recent decisions against Apple destroy what Sammy was ordered to pay up. Dang. Time to turn off the photocopiers Apple.

Every company "borrows ideas". It's sometimes easier to apologize (pay up on lawsuits) than to license patents. This is why I never understood the vitriol against Samsung when they copied apple's design elements. I think Apple is more guilty of this behavior than any other tech company. Does that mean I'm not going to buy their products? Im looking for the best products, not for the most original design. If some Chinese company "emulated" the iPad and made it better and cheaper, I'd switch.

 

[developer13245]

Another case of screwing the American high tech worker. How many US Bell Laboratories engineers have been laid off over the years (after inventing the technology in the first place) and will not see a dime?

 

[chatin]

Another case of screwing the American high tech worker. How many US Bell Laboratories engineers have been laid off over the years (after inventing the technology in the first place) and will not see a dime?

Nokia owns Bell Labs as of 2016 so the payments are helping U.S. workers. Apple has hired some East coast R&D talent indirectly.

 

[pratikindia]

Good Apple.

 

[Substance90]

Why innovate when you can just steal? Bad apple

Do you even know what Nokia is? They were making phones and mobile networks before Steve Jobs was even in high school. That is way before the word "cell phone" let alone "smartphone" existed in English language.

 

[Someyoungguy]

When I read things like this, lawsuit after lawsuit, it really does make me question my loyalty to Apple. Can anyone who really knows what's going on with all of these continual lawsuits enlighten me about what is really taking place? Hoping someone can make me feel better about being such an Apple loyalist.

All you have to do is decide that your device manufacturer isn't your religion.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Apple uses the patent even though they know it isn't right. Sells $10 billion worth of phones. Pays $2 billion. Good business.

 

[MH01]

See the MBP lineup? At those prices for that little hardware, Apple won't be bankrupt until their customers wise up...ie not for a long time.

MBP - especially the latest model is a poor example of a successful apple product and could not keep them the company running . Wait a few Months and the real cash cow will debut - its a phone company these days with everything revolving around it

 

[Sefstah]

Do you even know what Nokia is? They were making phones and mobile networks before Steve Jobs was even in high school. That is way before the word "cell phone" let alone "smartphone" existed in English language.

Yes I do know what Nokia is. Thanks for asking. Is that your excuse for Apple stealing Nokia's technology? Because that wasn't a very good one!

 

[MadeMyDay]

I guess we learned wheat Nokia means by "connecting people" (through lawsuits and royalties).

 

[Tiger8]

They should pay them in pennies. That would be funny.

If it wasn't for Nokia, none of your 9 iPhones would have existed. And this settlement proves it
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When I read things like this, lawsuit after lawsuit, it really does make me question my loyalty to Apple. Can anyone who really knows what's going on with all of these continual lawsuits enlighten me about what is really taking place? Hoping someone can make me feel better about being such an Apple loyalist.

It's good to be loyalist to someone rather than something. Apple is a company like others; they have hits and misses. Vote with your dollar, no need to be 'loyal' to one company.

Apple doesn't love you back

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Another case of screwing the American high tech worker. How many US Bell Laboratories engineers have been laid off over the years (after inventing the technology in the first place) and will not see a dime?

This may be true, many take the tech and run.

 

[AppLearnStay]

Yup, been saying that for a while now. It was just Apple drunk on power and greed when they opened that can of worms.

also it looks like they are paying more than what they got back with patent lawsuits.
this alone is huge compared to samsung payment