Do you really want to start that moronic debate again? Refer to one of the other 1000+ patent threads on MacRumors if you're one of those people who think Android is a rip off. Otherwise, shut it and move on.
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Do you really want to start that moronic debate again? Refer to one of the other 1000+ patent threads on MacRumors if you're one of those people who think Android is a rip off. Otherwise, shut it and move on.
Of course they can. A good argument can be made that Andy Rubin probably brought a lot of his previous work from Danger Inc. to Android when he founded it and that Android copies and borrows a lot of elements from the Hip Top software he made at Danger.
Oh wait, did people have something else in mind ?
Why don't you bore off to a Android forum?
Android would have looked nothing like it did at launch if they hadn't poached two employees that had in depth knowledge of IOS.
At this point, getting angry over people who simply refuse to see the real world is futile. Most of them probably realise that Android is not a "copied" OS, they just like to get a rise out of posters. I half suspect those accounts are just Macrumors staff posting things to drag on these threads and generating click revenue.
Heck, if I ran a website based on ad revenue, you can bet I would have about 10 or so accounts trolling the forums to make the threads longer and give me more money. If I was half as smart, I'd automate the whole process with bots.
So you'd be happier with a message board with only opinions that agreed with yours?
If you don't like what's being written - you can choose to a) not respond, b) put the user on ignore, c) move along to another thread.
Take ownership of your actions instead of trying to make others do what will make you feel better.
MS is after them as well. Again.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/intelle...ndroid-patent-call-against-motorola-40094697/
One wonders what *isn't* stolen in Android.
All you have to do is look at Android before the iPhone, and then look at the first release immediately AFTER the iPhone to know the score. Regardless of the viability of certain patents of design elements, there's absolutely no doubt to anyone with functional eyes that Google looked at iOS and said "make it look like that." And don't hand me a load of "there's no other way to do it" nonsense. Windows Phone 7 looks nothing like iOS, and neither does ICS. They copied iOS at the beginning, and even the most fervent fandroid knows it. If they were on the up-and-up, why are they paying MS a stipend for every handset?
Because they probably assumed (correctly) that the patent was invalid.
Non-Apple software called SideKick by Borland was using this feature a decade before Apple obtained the patent, which would invalidate it. $100 says this would easily get overturned on appeal.
Apple's new slogan should be "If we can't beat you with technology, we'll beat you with lawyers"
In the end, being found guilty of violating patents will hurt HTC tremendously. When people look for a new phone, subconsciously or consciously, they will avoid HTC. They broke the law; that is a fact and cannot be denied.
The company is already hurting from extreme competition with Apple at the high end and Samsung at the crap (Android) end. In their last month, HTC reported a 20% drop in revenue. The company itself has already lowered its own Q4 forecast. Things are not going well for the company. I believe they are best served by not being a scumbag company and violating patents in the first place.
The company is already hurting from extreme competition with Apple at the high end and Samsung at the crap (Android) end. In their last month, HTC reported a 20% drop in revenue. The company itself has already lowered its own Q4 forecast. Things are not going well for the company. I believe they are best served by not being a scumbag company and violating patents in the first place.
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No. Most consumers haven't a clue about patent litigation between corporations, nor do they actually care. Joe Average doesn't pay attention to these things.
Please be sure you understand the difference between an OS and Hardware.
Because I'm pretty sure you're referring to hardware... and the point is still invalid. Have a great day!
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Exactly!
Ahh the moronic debait begins once again. Its due I suppose...you chaps have had a few days without any patent stuff to bitch about.
(nb. before you go reporting me, I'm not calling anyone here a moron...I'm saying its moronic of people to actually think these things. Whatever keeps you happy I guess!)
Android malware aren't stolen. It's unique to the open-to-carrier platform that doesn't openly get updates (closed to users).
Joey "Joe" McAverage does listen to the 24-hour news cycle on TV or radio, and when they hear about a company being found guilty by an international court, that will weigh on their mind.
I bet if I was to rephrase your sentence to make Apple look bad, whilst keeping it factual I'd be 100% incorrect, right?
Lets give it a try...
All you have to do is look at iOS before iOS5 was released, and then look at the android notification system thats been there since the first build, and you'll realize that Apple stole it from Android.
(Proud owner of both iOS and Android devices thus completely impartial and know FROM EXPERIENCE (unlike yourself and a few other 'limited' members here) that BOTH Google and Apple have ripped each other off)
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Wait, did Apple get hurt tremendously from being found guilty of violating patents/trademarks ? Are people avoiding Apple because they broke the law ?
iPhone trademark vs Cisco
Visual Voice Mail patent vs Klausner
iPod menuing system vs Creative Technology
The list goes on and on...
Completely disagree - and the odds in this making "headline" news is obscure unless it's on a tech news site/station/etc
I know you want to think this is a REALLY BIG DEAL. But it's not.
LOL. You're funny. It's neither a win or a loss for HTC. And there's no collateral damage because of it.
Apple has been found "guilty" in the past and no one cared/cares.
Keep wearin' them rose colored glasses tho!
Nah. Stuff like this doesn't really effect the consumer. It's really not a big deal.
I guess you don't watch TV very much. It was on CNN, CNN business, NBC (and probably more) the other night. It wasn't a headliner, but it was brought to the attention of the public.
Just like all those times Apple was on CNN after having lost an IP lawsuit. Again, why would it apply to HTC but not Apple ?
Apple has lost IP lawsuits in the past. That didn't change consumer perception of them.