"think!"
To anyone that thinks they know what patents are being "copied", please stop thinking. To anyone that knows what patents are being "copied", please stand up.
Just because you "think" its unfair for Apple to sue over what they claim is a violation of patent use by these phone companies. Doesn't mean anything in real life. Apple spent quite some time R&D'ing and Patenting everything they could about there phone. Before the iPhone, you had nothing like you have now. People can say they are stopping innovation, and competition. What that really means is your too damn lazy to come up with another way, or better way of doing something, and just copied what you saw someone else make. That's illegal, which is why we have patent laws, which is why Apple is suing, cause that's how it works.
Now, if the Judge were to say "Apple is wrong on this". Then guess what? It's wrong for Apple to do it! Get over it! Stop comparing it to anything else other then what the Judge said it is. If he/she finds that Samsung/HTC/Google/Motorola or whatever has infringed on any of the questioned Apple patents. Then that's what it is! This business is about who gets there first, and patents it. If said company/person did so, and someone copied any part of it. They stole it, plain and simple. Now they have to go and do it another way if they want to sell it. The same protections work for them as it does against them. If you created something first, and patented it. You get to keep it and no one can just make a copy of it and sell what is your proven idea.
Now, it doesn't really matter what side anyone is on, on this. I'm an Apple Fan and I've used there products since I can remember. I personally don't think Apple will stop innovating any time soon if some how Google were to stop making Android. AND vise versa. Its a pretty simple world out there for many things. Such as a phone. You can choose to use Apples iPhone or some other phone, like Windows, or Symbian or in a few cases so far Android. So long as they all play well with each other (not coping and then getting sued over it). All is well. But, don't get mad at any of these companies if they do copy a feature or steal a patented idea from another, and get sued over it. Each company has the right to create something new, they don't have the right to steal.
Again, just because you "think" you know you have seen a feature of any phone being used way back when. Doesn't mean anything right now in this case. You can disagree on the rules that these companies have to abide by. But, those are the rules they knew about before getting into any messes they are currently in. Don't like the rules, vote for someone to change it. Simple!
I don't care one lick that any feature has been around since PONG or whatever hyperlink was in what browser or blah blah blah. Did they patent it? Does someone else currently own said patent? How do you know Apple doesn't own it? Or Google? Or AT&T or some government agency? Unless you know 100% what your talking about, your simply talking crap.
If Google or Samsung or whatever wants to sue Apple over the notification menu or any other feature that Apple is promoting. If they think its stolen, they have every right to sue over it. So it works both ways. Now, if they are not doing so. That certainly doesn't mean they are not doing so out of the kindness of there own corporate hearts. Or they just want everyone to get along. HECK NO! They may not have the patent you think they do on it. Apple may have some how programed it differently enough for it to be a different thing entirely from what the exact patent is. WHO KNOWS???? In either case, it has not happened yet, and maybe it will not or it will some day. But, if it does or does not. Its up to those parties involved to make that decision. Not for forum posters or anyone with just an opinion about any of this.
Now all that said "GO
"
