Posts by TomMcIn

I think the unit would have to be consuming power if it had to react to a touch of the screen. No idea how much but a unit should need no power consumption to react to the home button.

Quote: Originally Posted by msimpson The state of Texas has no control over this court. It is a Federal Court. The judges are appointed by the President. One judge in particular, T. John Ward seems to be a favorite for patent lawsuits....

The complaint was filed in a U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, where patent lawsuits are often initiated in hopes of a favorable outcome. Why can't the GREAT State of Texas do something that will stop this district...

Why does the great state of Texas allow such idiotic behaviour on their soil? The Pathetic Patent Office and the Trolls that abuse patents could be stopped if the Legislature decided enough is enough. Until they stop this nonsense,...

Too bad these posts could not appear in Jim Balsillie's morning newspaper. I can imagine him choking these down with his Corny Flaky food for thought that he was peddling.

Apple Customers are harassed for drinking the "Kool Aid". So far, none of us have gagged on it. I don't know what Android users drink.

Many of these law suits would not be filed if the plaintiff had to pay the defendants legal costs should the courts not find for the plaintiff. Many of these cases are started on the speculation of having the defendant pay up as it is...

RIM will take a loss on every unit but will make it up in volume. I will wait for the next generation of iPad before considering a purchase.

If a so called patent holder has not produced a product with realistic sales near the time that another company does, they should have their cases thrown out of court and be made to pay the defendants legal bills. The idea that they...

Quote: Originally Posted by nine9nin Thank you for protecting me and putting a big condom on my computer More like they put it over the head of unscrupulous developers.