They each wanted to have leverage when going into negotiations and the only way to get that was with a trial. Apple now has the leverage.
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They each wanted to have leverage when going into negotiations and the only way to get that was with a trial. Apple now has the leverage.
Perhaps Google should have considered that before launching their "A Future We Do Not Want" broadside against Apple.
Who said "spring up" or "relatively short time frame?" I certainly didn't. Apple would be crazy to not have been working on search for some years now already. Refer to inside builds of OS X running concurrently on Intel processors for a long time before Apple actually switched to Intel. In this world you can't rely on a competitor to provide an essential service. See Microsoft Office. Or a partner-turned-competitor. See Google.
Oh please. I'm an Apple customer and an AAPL shareholder. It's in my best interest to see Apple do well and its competitors do not as well.
The question remains: what's the agenda of those who come to an Apple forum to bash Apple day in and day out? If you're looking for paid astroturfing, you may want to check into that.
And while I used to be a big fan of Google, their reach has now become alarming. One could walk away from Apple at any time. Good luck walking away from Google (and everything they know about you).
Yes I do. Do you realize the post I quoted implied apple needed google for a search engine ?
ok not so sound like a d1ck but
you do realize there's something called reading?
"Koolaid?" Really? Why shouldn't Apple have its own search engine? Why should Apple rely on Google for search while Google picks Apple's pockets with Android?
Do you people really believe Google is the only company on the planet that can design and run an effective search service?
Hi Larry, it's Tim.
Oh, hi Tim, how are you?
I'm great, how are you?
Well I've been better. You know, we really need to talk about things.
Yeah, that's why I'm calling. I just wanted to say a few things about the whole Samsung situation.
Yeah, what is it?
Well I just want to say go **** yourself Larry. Go **** yourself you lying, thieving son of a b***h.
Ok, bye Tim
Goodbye Larry
Oh, hi Tim, how are you?
I'm great, how are you?
Well I've been better. You know, we really need to talk about things.
Yeah, that's why I'm calling. I just wanted to say a few things about the whole Samsung situation.
Yeah, what is it?
Well I just want to say go **** yourself Larry. Go **** yourself you lying, thieving son of a b***h.
Ok, bye Tim
Goodbye Larry
Perhaps you believe that web search is some kind of black magic only Google has mastery of.
Yes I do. Do you realize the post I quoted implied apple needed google for a search engine ?
Where?
Perhaps you believe that web search is some kind of black magic only Google has mastery of.
Perhaps you're wrong
As Google's primary spokesman on this forum, you should hope you're right.
"Koolaid?" Really? Why shouldn't Apple have its own search engine? Why should Apple rely on Google for search while Google picks Apple's pockets with Android?
Do you people really believe Google is the only company on the planet that can design and run an effective search service?
He is right, google isn't going anywhere.
How is google picking Apples Pockets? Its somehow Googles fault lots of Handset makers and customers prefer Android to iOS?
Well, right now. Google is the best search engine out there, nothing comes close.
Oh yeah, when it comes to Data Centers, search engine software, and overall experience in these matters.
Microsoft/Google run 5-6 times the amount of Data Centers Apple do.
And for People saying " Oh well Apple will just partner with Microsoft and use Bing! ". Fat Chance, I doubt Microsoft gives a **** about Apple.
Most of the patent infringements related to Samsung's implementation of Android. Google's luck is that they have virtually no device (industrial implementation) of their own.
Apple has zero leverage against the Android OS itself. The lawsuit Apple won was against Samsung software and hardware, not Android.
Yes I do. Do you realize the post I quoted implied apple needed google for a search engine ?
No, I sure don't realize that. The post your are quoting was questionning Apple's ability to make their own search engine, one that would be as viable as other options out there and using Google as an example.
Where did you read the implication he meant Apple needed Google specifically ?
Maybe you want to bold that part for us ?
I read quit well. I replied to a post that quoted the above post.
And I'll let you slide on breaking a macrumors rule on circumventing the profanity filter.
I think at least some of the utility patent violations came from core Android, not Samsung's add-on stuff.
Right, Samsung implementation, not Android. Can you explain why Google has to be worried?
Because the mandatory payment of royalties would blow up Google's "business" model for Android.
Ah, like how Motorola tried to negotiate a deal on Motorola on the 7 non FRAND patents that Apple violated, and Apple refused to pay?
I'm not sure of understand. Apple has won a trial against SAMSUNG and Google has to pay royalties? Since when?
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And the post above talked about Apple building his own search engine.
By giving away their product for free?
And of course "handset makers" prefer Android to iOS.
AltaVista was once the best.
Google is by no means invincible in search.
That's nothing $100+ billion in cash can't solve
To the contrary, Microsoft would love to have Bing as the default on iOS.
No it didn't. You're talking about a different post he made.
Can't you read the quote ? Where does it use the word build ?
I think it's good to see both CEO's willing to speak to each other over their companies professional differences and I hope they can come to a resolution on the disputes without having to take it to the end of a court case, like with Samsung. I say that because I'd like to see better cooperation and integration between Google and iOS in the future. Gmail and Google calendar are my primary tools in that field, yet Apple hardware, and OS's are my related tools, and I don't want to give up either of them. I'd rather they play more nicely together.
Sigh, so much for going thermonuclear on Google
I bet Google didn't think Apple could really pull it off.
Now they are in oh **** mode.
And it is interesting that Motorola is being investigated for abuse of FRAND patents.