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post #41 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:09am
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Oh no..... you're back. I thought you'd gone away. \

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I like to pretend he had an older account here and this is the second iteration thereof once that one got banned.

You know, with all the creativity of a series of Bruce Willis movie titles.

'Course that's not the case, but there WAS a final member to the trilogy already.

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Oh yay, your back. I guess we can look forward to you posting something negative early and often in all the threads. And then brag about all your electronics complete with pictures.

Ladies and gentlemen children of all ages...Welcome to the DaHarder show.

I am repeating myself, but you guys sound like high school girls protecting your clique. Go ahead and block/ignore me if you like (if not already), but I am doing you a service here with this observation.
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post #42 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:12am
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Almost every other tech site existent reports that Motorola WON this injunction, but leave to to AI/DED to translate that into "Apple allows Motorola Mobility to win".

Talk about being trapped in Apple's RDF.

I disagree. If you read past the headlines, I'd say very few other tech sites are actually reporting this as a real Motoroal win. Most do not know what to make of this, IMO, and are presenting mixed messages.

But I do agree that it's premature to label this injunction as useless. Even Apple's own statement is circumspect.
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post #43 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:14am
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Further, if the ban has to be lifted later on, Moto has to pay damage compensations to Apple. Can Motorola afford this ? Moto is betting BILLIONS of dollars with that action, can they stem that ?

Seems very unlikely to me. got any evidence that your statement is true?
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post #44 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:17am
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By gaining the injunction, Motorola have indulged in anti-competitive behaviour,

Sounds pretty far fetched to me. Can you cite any precedent? Any statutes? Anything?
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post #45 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:28am
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Apple loses to Motorola in German Lawsuit
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/11/app...erman-lawsuit/

German court grants injunction against Apple for infringement of Motorola patents
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/g...fringement-of/

Apple hit with an injunction for infringing Motorola patents in Germany
http://www.droidmatters.com/news/app...ts-in-germany/

Motorola reportedly secures injunction against Apple in Germany
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/motoro...-germany/62715

German Court Grants Motorola Injunction Against Apple
http://www.osnews.com/story/25300/Ge..._Against_Apple

Motorola granted injunction against Apple in Germany
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/11/04/m...le-in-germany/

Motorola confirms that a German court has granted it a patent injunction against Apple
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/11/...against-apple/

Motorola Mobility Wins Injunction Against Apple in Germany [German Courts Have Found Apple to Infringe on 2 Motorola Patents; Might Ban Apple From Selling iPhone & iPad in the Country]
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/11/04/...n-the-country/


How do those guys sleep at night?
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post #46 of 100
11/5/11 at 5:52am
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Sounds pretty far fetched to me. Can you cite any precedent? Any statutes? Anything?

Precedents? In imagination, the cops were shaking last time I didn't show up for court to defend my speeding ticket. They knew the full extent of my Machiavellian ways when I subsequently paid the ticket.

But seriously, it's a silly observation to say that the injunction is anti-competitive behaviour. In that case, Apple has been rather anti-competitive. But those making this observation are trying to depict this injunction as a brilliant Apple trap.
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post #47 of 100
11/5/11 at 6:16am
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Precedents? In imagination, the cops were shaking last time I didn't show up for court to defend my speeding ticket. They knew the full extent of my Machiavellian ways when I subsequently paid the ticket.

But seriously, it's a silly observation to say that the injunction is anti-competitive behaviour. In that case, Apple has been rather anti-competitive. But those making this observation are trying to depict this injunction as a brilliant Apple trap.

So you do not believe that using FRAND patents to block the sale of a strong competitors device is anti-competitive?

Any of you claiming that this is the same as Apple's injunctions. FRAND patents are fair game for blocking competition? Even if the competitor is willing to pay the FRAND rates?
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11/5/11 at 8:31am
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11/5/11 at 8:40am
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11/5/11 at 8:44am
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I am repeating myself, but you guys sound like high school girls protecting your clique. Go ahead and block/ignore me if you like (if not already), but I am doing you a service here with this observation.

If by 'high school girls' you mean 'actual users' and by 'clique' you mean 'the sanctity of the forums and its protection from ABJECT TROLLING ACCOUNTS', then yeah, you're right.

The only service you're doing is wasting kilocalories DEFENDING these trolls.
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post #51 of 100
11/5/11 at 9:04am
If you visit Florian Mueller's FOSS website and view his background, there is no mention of training in patent practice in any country. He only asserts that he is a "intellectual property activist-turned-analyst". He is not listed on the US Patent Office's registry of patent attorneys and patent agents (a legal requirement for US patent practitioners) and there is no evidence on his blog that he claims any legal training or licensure at all in either the US or in Europe. He has not listed himself on the EPO's list of professional representatives. There is no evidence on his blog that he has ever worked for a law firm in any capacity. Does this character have any training or experience at all that would qualify him to interpret the complex German patent laws and the German appeals process? Why do the news media give this bozo any credence at all?
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post #52 of 100
11/5/11 at 9:14am
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I am repeating myself, but you guys sound like high school girls protecting your clique. Go ahead and block/ignore me if you like (if not already), but I am doing you a service here with this observation.

Well "mr. I'm a shining example"- reread both our posts. You set the bar lower, not higher.
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11/5/11 at 9:26am
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If by 'high school girls' you mean 'actual users' and by 'clique' you mean 'the sanctity of the forums and its protection from ABJECT TROLLING ACCOUNTS', then yeah, you're right.


Around here, any of those phrases can mean anything a poster wishes them to.
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post #54 of 100
11/5/11 at 9:31am
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Why do the news media give this bozo any credence at all?

My guess is that his cites to original source material, along with the cogent analysis he provides, each lend him sufficient credence.

The clear and concise writing style helps too - he presents close and complex questions with great clarity.

Quite an accomplishment for a man who has undergone no formal training, eh?
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11/5/11 at 9:34am
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11/5/11 at 9:46am
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If by 'high school girls' you mean 'actual users' and by 'clique' you mean 'the sanctity of the forums and its protection from ABJECT TROLLING ACCOUNTS', then yeah, you're right.

So that would make you the "Tallest" School Girl?

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The only service you're doing is wasting kilocalories DEFENDING these trolls.

Am I defending anyone? If anything, I am actually defending you, by observing that you are better than this.
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post #57 of 100
11/5/11 at 9:54am
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Well "mr. I'm a shining example"- reread both our posts. You set the bar lower, not higher.

I'm no shining example of anything, and I don't give a hoot about the height of any bar. I call things as I see them. I am sure I am occasionally wrong. But I'm also sure that I have not engaged in xenophobic behaviour on this site. But clearly you and your clique do engage and indeed relish in it.

I have never told anyone not to return because their views oppose mine. I make commentary, sometimes with wicked sarcasm, about people's words and observations, but do not mark them with sophomoric labels or encourage others to banish them. Most importantly, I do not live under the delusion that using Apple products confers on me the same brilliance embedded in the design of the products themselves. Instead, I believe that Apple does some good things and also makes many missteps. Just because this is an Apple-oriented site does not mean the missteps cannot be criticized or mocked.
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post #58 of 100
11/5/11 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by MacRulez View Post

Your observation about Apple's response is a good one. It's definitely something they haven't done before, and it'll be interesting to see how they handle the rest of these sorts of cases as their former winning streak in the courts becomes an increasingly mixed bag of results.

It's quite telling that even "DED"/"Slash Lane"/"Prince McLean" has updated this article to omit the word "meaningless" from the headline. This loss in the German court is apparently not quite as dismissable as he had once hoped - from Mueller (AI's source on this story):


http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011...ently-won.html

I didn't notice the change in headline. Good catch. I am not sold on Mueller's rationalization yet. As mentioned above, he is no more a patent lawyer than I. Admittedly, he is generally shrewd and in the know.

Not only is it unusual for Apple to respond. Their wording is circumspect. Furthermore, Motorola's public statement on this is also telling.
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post #59 of 100
11/5/11 at 10:05am
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So you do not believe that using FRAND patents to block the sale of a strong competitors device is anti-competitive?

Any of you claiming that this is the same as Apple's injunctions. FRAND patents are fair game for blocking competition? Even if the competitor is willing to pay the FRAND rates?

It's amusing that people toss "FRAND" around here as if they really know the significance. What an impressively knowledgeable group!
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post #60 of 100
11/5/11 at 10:07am
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AppleInsider bases a majority of their lawsuit stories on re-posted Mueller blog entries because historically they tend to spin things in ways that favor Apple.

And also because much of the recent action has take place in Europe, where Mueller resides (and he also knows German).

On the other hand, there was also a Dutch dude who was tweeting live from one of the Dutch courts. Don't think he was cited here much?
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post #61 of 100
11/5/11 at 10:30am
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It's quite telling that even "DED"/"Slash Lane"/"Prince McLean" has updated this article to omit the word "meaningless" from the headline.

What??? How can DED, Slash, and Prince be the same person? I mean, clearly they have different names so they must be different people, because registering under different names will get you banned on AI.
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post #62 of 100
11/5/11 at 10:32am
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It's amusing that people toss "FRAND" around here as if they really know the significance. What an impressively knowledgeable group!

So, impress us with your impressively knowledgeable knowledge of FRAND!
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11/5/11 at 10:45am
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11/5/11 at 10:47am
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post #65 of 100
11/5/11 at 12:04pm
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Who cares if Apple have the patent.
The other companies could use another way to open the devices like Android 4 face detection. (love how you can open the phones with a photo).

Swipe upwards. Swipe sideways.
But the other companies are so un innovative that they have to use the exact same gesture.

Use stylus and hard keyboards. You know: the stuff before iPhone.

BTW. Isn't it strange that 9 Android vendors pays protection fee's to MSFT? 5-15 dollar per device. Why should they do that if they did not know that they are breaking Apple patents?

(I would love to find out how some Android vendors don't have to pay protection fees, like old Sony Ericsson)

By your logic, why did Apple copy a windows mobile device manufacturer skin with swipe to unlock? why didn't they do something totally new and unique? See how pointless that line of logic is? It's about as useful as people screaming "first!" in the comment sections of articles. no one cares.

And it's not the exact same process on android. For one thing, Android allows your to mute sound by swiping in the opposite direction (stock 2.0-2.3) and before this it was a swipe down to unlock (and it remains this way with HTC)


As for licensing. That's kinda how the patent system is intended to work. you make something, then others pay you so they can use it.
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post #66 of 100
11/5/11 at 12:30pm
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Wasn't contested in court...

Doesn't matter that the FRAND patent wasn't contested in court. They'll still find themselves on the end of an investigation by the EC if they continue with this crap. The fact it was used will be enough for the EC to have a word with them about it.
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post #67 of 100
11/5/11 at 1:46pm
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I'm no shining example of anything, and I don't give a hoot about the height of any bar. I call things as I see them. I am sure I am occasionally wrong. But I'm also sure that I have not engaged in xenophobic behaviour on this site. But clearly you and your clique do engage and indeed relish in it.

I have never told anyone not to return because their views oppose mine. I make commentary, sometimes with wicked sarcasm, about people's words and observations, but do not mark them with sophomoric labels or encourage others to banish them. Most importantly, I do not live under the delusion that using Apple products confers on me the same brilliance embedded in the design of the products themselves. Instead, I believe that Apple does some good things and also makes many missteps. Just because this is an Apple-oriented site does not mean the missteps cannot be criticized or mocked.

I guess I shouldn't have sugar coated it. My bad. Since you occasionally employ wicked sarcasm I'm sure you can take it straight. I was calling you a hypocrite. Physician heal thyself.

I'm assuming you have some medical training since I recently got your best medical opinion on the topic of metaphors making this particular proverb quite appropriate.
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post #68 of 100
11/5/11 at 2:13pm
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The rules that govern the forums may not apply to authors.

And to be fair, I have no first-hand knowledge of these alleged multiple identities, but others across the web have written about them extensively:
http://www.google.com/search?q=dilger+sock+puppet

Wow can they do that? Sounds like absolute power has gone to their heads. I don't know what a web search proves, I mean, I can search for "moon landing hoax" and get lots of articles, but that doesn't make it any more true...

All we really have to go on is the names of the alleged authors. "Daniel"? Sounds like a made up name. "Slash Lane", OTOH sounds like a perfectly credible name for a real person. As is "The Situation", and "I.P. Freely".
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11/5/11 at 3:25pm
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Doesn't matter that the FRAND patent wasn't contested in court. They'll still find themselves on the end of an investigation by the EC if they continue with this crap. The fact it was used will be enough for the EC to have a word with them about it.

From what I have read Apple isn't contestng the FRAND patents themselves but it is contesting the actual llcensing fee amounts, claiming that the licensing fees they are being offered are much higher than the amounts being paid by other manufacturers which would be in violationof FRAND. It is illegal to use FRAND patent fees as technological blackmail.
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post #70 of 100
11/5/11 at 3:30pm
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Originally Posted by MaroonMushroom View Post

Gotta love how this article is titles.

How it actually is: German court grants injunction against Apple for infringement of Motorola patents

Yeah, because you know, Apple "allowed" the court to make that decision.

Perhaps some reading lessons are in order. The headline doesn't say "allowed the court." And a competitor in a given game or struggle can in fact allow an opponent to win without having to control the judges, right? I don't see any inaccuracy with how the headline worded.

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11/5/11 at 4:37pm
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My guess is that his cites to original source material, along with the cogent analysis he provides, each lend him sufficient credence.

The clear and concise writing style helps too - he presents close and complex questions with great clarity.

Quite an accomplishment for a man who has undergone no formal training, eh?

That is simply wrong. His analyses are amateurish and based on guesswork. He cites only to one document of the original material and he lacks the training and the background on the case to understand it. He took the one citation (which someone apparently forwarded to him, so you don't actually know if he ever saw the original German court order) and made extensive guesses as to Apple's motives for not making a response. He has no insight into Apple's strategies and he has no knowledge of what an injunction means in Germany against an Apple entity which (some reports are now indicating) has little to do with sales of Apple products in that country, and he has no experience with German court appeals.

You have confused clarity with simplistic thinking, eh?
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11/5/11 at 4:39pm
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AppleInsider bases a majority of their lawsuit stories on re-posted Mueller blog entries because historically they tend to spin things in ways that favor Apple.

But since Apple was awarded their slide-to-lock patent, and Microsoft is both an apparent infringer and a client of Mr. Mueller, his reporting style is now more mixed.

Most of the regulars here have defended Mueller against criticisms from GatorGuy and others, but now that his client obligations compel him to alter his editorial stance the winds here are shifting:

When his opinions favored Apple, he was "insightful" and "the most experienced patent blogger on the web", but now that his opinions are less one-sided he's simply "unqualified".

Welcome to AppleInsider.

Good comments. Thanks.
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11/5/11 at 9:10pm
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I guess I shouldn't have sugar coated it. My bad. Since you occasionally employ wicked sarcasm I'm sure you can take it straight. I was calling you a hypocrite. Physician heal thyself.

I'm assuming you have some medical training since I recently got your best medical opinion on the topic of metaphors making this particular proverb quite appropriate.

A hypocrite? Indeed I am one. But who isn't? He who claims not to be one is automatically committing hypocrisy.

For the label *hypocrite* to apply to me in this instance, however, I would have had to participate in the same type of cliquish, xenophobic behaviour that I criticized. I have never labeled someone as a troll nor have I insinuated that anyone didn't belong here because they have anti-Apple views. It you can identify where I have done it, I would gladly wear this particular hat of hypocrisy. If you can't, then ...
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11/5/11 at 9:16pm
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So, impress us with your impressively knowledgeable knowledge of FRAND!

Good question, or rather, fair challenge. But here's the thing, I prefer to comment mostly only when I know something well. My *knowledge* of FRAND is no more than anyone else here - i.e. I read about it here and there. For me, that's insufficient foundation to use it as an argument to defeat someone else's point. But I appreciate everyone has their bar set differently.
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11/5/11 at 9:28pm
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Originally Posted by TalkingHeadGuy View Post

If you visit Florian Mueller's FOSS website and view his background, there is no mention of training in patent practice in any country. He only asserts that he is a "intellectual property activist-turned-analyst". He is not listed on the US Patent Office's registry of patent attorneys and patent agents (a legal requirement for US patent practitioners) and there is no evidence on his blog that he claims any legal training or licensure at all in either the US or in Europe. He has not listed himself on the EPO's list of professional representatives. There is no evidence on his blog that he has ever worked for a law firm in any capacity. Does this character have any training or experience at all that would qualify him to interpret the complex German patent laws and the German appeals process? Why do the news media give this bozo any credence at all?

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Originally Posted by ConradJoe View Post

My guess is that his cites to original source material, along with the cogent analysis he provides, each lend him sufficient credence.

The clear and concise writing style helps too - he presents close and complex questions with great clarity.

Quite an accomplishment for a man who has undergone no formal training, eh?

In addition to thorough research and easy-to-read writing style, he has a strong history in the software IP scene. He campaigned against software patents in Europe in the early 2000's, and is given credit for defeating a EU directive to consider allowing such patents. For this effort, he was once recognized as one of the *most influential* people in the intellectual property scene. Most of this info can be found on Wikipedia. But it's quite enlightening to go to his website nosoftwarepatents.com to learn about his views (and a bit of history) on software IP.

All to say, if he is a bozo, he is a bozo with serious street creds when it comes to the topic of IP.

As for whether the so-called MMI injunction affects Apple sales in Germany, he has actually explained it better than anyone else so far. But you might have missed it because he has updated his post on this topic.
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11/5/11 at 9:59pm
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A hypocrite? Indeed I am one. But who isn't? He who claims not to be one is automatically committing hypocrisy.

For the label *hypocrite* to apply to me in this instance, however, I would have had to participate in the same type of cliquish behaviour that I criticized. If you can identify where I have done it, I would gladly wear the hat of hypocrisy. If you can't, then ...

Indeed you are one? Most people try and avoid hypocrisy. You're embracing your inner hypocrite? Very interesting.

Maybe I did make a mistake. In your original response to me I thought you were making an appeal to my better nature.

Edit: I see you edited in the charge of xenophobe on your previous post. Even if I was being unfair to him( and I really don't think I was) xenophobe is a very poor choice of words. You should clearly spend more time with a dictionary.
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11/5/11 at 10:36pm
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It's amusing that people toss "FRAND" around here as if they really know the significance. What an impressively knowledgeable group!

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Apple has raised the FRAND argument against only one of the two patents in question, and only in a different jurisdiction (US):
http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011...ently-won.html

I don't know why there's this a priori assumption that Apple's only infringements occur when they refuse to pay FRAND royalties. A growing numbers of their legal loses involve non-FRAND patents.

No assumption being made here. But there was a question asked that nobody answered. Is it ok to use FRAND patents in that way? I am assuming that the answers I am seeing means that people do not believe they should be. Fair Reasonable and Non Discriminatory patents should be just that.
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11/5/11 at 11:46pm
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Originally Posted by stelligent View Post

In addition to thorough research and easy-to-read writing style, he has a strong history in the software IP scene. He campaigned against software patents in Europe in the early 2000's, and is given credit for defeating a EU directive to consider allowing such patents. For this effort, he was once recognized as one of the *most influential* people in the intellectual property scene. Most of this info can be found on Wikipedia. But it's quite enlightening to go to his website nosoftwarepatents.com to learn about his views (and a bit of history) on software IP.

All to say, if he is a bozo, he is a bozo with serious street creds when it comes to the topic of IP.

As for whether the so-called MMI injunction affects Apple sales in Germany, he has actually explained it better than anyone else so far. But you might have missed it because he has updated his post on this topic.

He has done no thorough research. Don't be silly. You know he's just a bozo who has set up a blog. As for street cred-- that's laughable. What matters is if he has courtroom creds. But in truth he has no credentials and no knowledge of either Apple's strategies or of how the court system in Germany works. Deny that.
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11/6/11 at 12:35am
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He has done no thorough research. Don't be silly. You know he's just a bozo who has set up a blog. As for street cred-- that's laughable. What matters is if he has courtroom creds. But in truth he has no credentials and no knowledge of either Apple's strategies or of how the court system in Germany works. Deny that.

Ok. I'll deny it. And provide as much evidence to back up my claim as you. None.
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11/6/11 at 1:28am
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A hypocrite? Indeed I am one. But who isn't? He who claims not to be one is automatically committing hypocrisy.

For the label *hypocrite* to apply to me in this instance, however, I would have had to participate in the same type of cliquish, xenophobic behaviour that I criticized. I have never labeled someone as a troll nor have I insinuated that anyone didn't belong here because they have anti-Apple views. It you can identify where I have done it, I would gladly wear this particular hat of hypocrisy. If you can't, then ...

"I am repeating myself, but you guys sound like high school girls"-Stelligent

"I make commentary, sometimes with wicked sarcasm, about people's words and observations, but do not mark them with sophomoric labels"-Stelligent

That my friend is hypocrisy.
Wear that hat gladly now.
And your sarcasm isnt anywhere near wicked. It's bland.
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