Are you suggesting that Google should use these bogus patents in an anti-competitive way? No, they would never do that.
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Google 'Supercharging Android' With Acquisition of Motorola Mobility
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Are you suggesting that Google should use these bogus patents in an anti-competitive way? No, they would never do that.
- Desperation move by Motorola.
- Necessary and opportunistic move by Google.
- Probably a small win for Microsoft, Google is now a hardware maker - gives them (MS) opportunity to make stronger ties with Samsung, HTC, etc
- Small loss for Apple, because it's harder for them to go after smartphone competitors
- Samsung, LG, HTC, should be happy but nervous (Google is a partner, but a direct competitor)
- Not sure what it means for HP or RIM... probably bad.
- Necessary and opportunistic move by Google.
- Probably a small win for Microsoft, Google is now a hardware maker - gives them (MS) opportunity to make stronger ties with Samsung, HTC, etc
- Small loss for Apple, because it's harder for them to go after smartphone competitors
- Samsung, LG, HTC, should be happy but nervous (Google is a partner, but a direct competitor)
- Not sure what it means for HP or RIM... probably bad.
I'm personally amazed at the PR experts who can tell you exactly what the hidden meaning is in PR blurbs.
I'm personally amazed at the PR experts who can tell you exactly what the hidden meaning is in PR blurbs.
As a PR expert - all I can say is (and I haven't posted in this thread about meanings) that it's equally interested to see the biases so explicitly in how press releases are interpreted based on who puts it out - Apple or Google.
Google said they are running Motrolla as a separate business, its quite clear all they wanted were the patents. Maybe they will use them to punish Apple and Microsoft. Only time will tell.
I personally think they wont charge their OEMS like HTC money to license any patents they may be using. They are not going to charge their customers money and make Android look less attractive.
This is a great move for the future of Android.
I personally think they wont charge their OEMS like HTC money to license any patents they may be using. They are not going to charge their customers money and make Android look less attractive.
This is a great move for the future of Android.
So is this Google's new mission statement?
There is an extraordinary breadth and depth and tenure among the Apple executive team, and these executives lead over 35,000 employees that I would call "all wicked smart". And that's in all areas of the company, from engineering to marketing to operations and sales and all the rest. And the values of our company are extremely well entrenched.
We believe that we're on the face of the Earth to make great products, and that's not changing. We're constantly focusing on innovating. We believe in the simple, not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products we make, and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution.
We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us. We believe in deep collaboration and cross-pollination of our groups, which allow us to innovate in a way that others cannot.
And frankly, we don't settle for anything less than excellence in every group in the company, and we have the self-honesty to admit when we're wrong and the courage to change. And I think, regardless of who is in what job, those values are so embedded in this company that Apple will do extremely well.
--- Tim Cook, 2009
If Google is serious about the vertical game, it had better be.
Thanks for the link. I totally agree with Horace's final analysis about Google thinking about other OEMs - "naive at best"
Motorola has been building phones and other devices for a very, very long time. I'm willing to bet a significant portion of those 17,000 patents are useless.
If Apple was able to create the original iPhone without infringing on any of these patents while evolving the iPhone to what it is today, I think it is safe to say that many of Motorola patents are useless. Of the 7,500 pending, I bet there is some good stuff in there. But who knows?
Motorola has build poor quality devices for years. They just don't hold up. Now Google owns a poor device maker and gives out Android for free. I don't see this as a victory for Google.
If Apple was able to create the original iPhone without infringing on any of these patents while evolving the iPhone to what it is today, I think it is safe to say that many of Motorola patents are useless. Of the 7,500 pending, I bet there is some good stuff in there. But who knows?
Motorola has build poor quality devices for years. They just don't hold up. Now Google owns a poor device maker and gives out Android for free. I don't see this as a victory for Google.
I agree. The Android project is not as 'free and open' as Google makes it out to be. Google still calls all the shots... It's still their way or the highway. HTC, LG etc should be happy, but nervous.
you Apple fans are taking this news way too personel. Stop trying to live your life through Apple. Just because Apple is about to get their ass kicked in court.
Are you on drugs ? who told you Apple invented the pda? Look at who is suing Apple for patent infringement,now look them up by number yourself.
Another useless troll.
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Another useless troll.
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According to Wikipedia: The first PDA was released in 1986 by Psion, the Organizer II. Followed by Psion's Series 3, in 1991, which began to resemble the more familiar PDA style. It also had a full keyboard. [3][4]
The term PDA was first used on January 7, 1992 by Apple Computer CEO John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple Newton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant
But samcraig is still being annoying.
I'm personally amazed at the PR experts who can tell you exactly what the hidden meaning is in PR blurbs.
Just a strange coincidence that all the press releases used the same language.
EDIT: This still does nothing to help Google with their Oracle suit and their FTC troubles.
Yes - clearly I'm annoying because I stated facts instead of jumping on the (incorrect) bandwagon. I guess someone can post that you're annoying too after a few responses when they read your retread of my post LOL
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Now, if we could just get these kinds of chains of logic applying to the service plans... where the real money is made. The latter is where we need some real competition, innovation and better options for consumers.
RIM isn't done, government & business will always use their products, and so will consumers that like the Blackberry smartphone/Playbook. They'll probably be competing with Microsoft, HP, and other less popular smartphone vendors though.