Any objections or critical statements made by myself or others will be regarded as "pathetic" in the eyes of the fans. So it doesnt matter what kind of statements I make. Whats the point? Any valid facts and figures mentioned that goes against the Apple thinking will be deemed a troll worthy or an Android fanatic.
Don't forget the sources of the junk you post, such as that article based on Groklaw a site that should have died when SCO was over but continues on by using the popular notion of attacking Apple and whining on how unfair everything is in a vague attempt to retain some relevance.
They became a garbage site full of quasi legal illiterate trash.
"The cobbler's children have no shoes", is a saying that applies a lot to companies who provide products and services. -KDarling on Google Search.
"The cobbler's children have no shoes", is a saying that applies a lot to companies who provide products and services. -KDarling on Google Search.
Maybe, but no.
Of course not.
Hardly.
I don't know of any evidence that innovation in the tech industry would stop or even slow down without significant software patent protection. If you have some, please share it. I've seen several members here repeat that over and over, but never bother to post studies that support the claim. I call it a bogus argument. If the billions in profit isn't enough incentive to innovate, I personally don't think software patents are going to tip the scales.
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"No theatrics and no more personal attacks, just stick to the logic and tell me why I don't have any argument ~ Jragosta/2012
melior diabolus quem scies
"No theatrics and no more personal attacks, just stick to the logic and tell me why I don't have any argument ~ Jragosta/2012
"The cobbler's children have no shoes", is a saying that applies a lot to companies who provide products and services. -KDarling on Google Search.
"The cobbler's children have no shoes", is a saying that applies a lot to companies who provide products and services. -KDarling on Google Search.
http://nilaypatel.co/post/4560071762/the-android-multitouch-story-gets-even-murkier
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"No theatrics and no more personal attacks, just stick to the logic and tell me why I don't have any argument ~ Jragosta/2012
melior diabolus quem scies
"No theatrics and no more personal attacks, just stick to the logic and tell me why I don't have any argument ~ Jragosta/2012
Every time I read the comments on AI, I picture a hobo standing next to a rail line just about to switch the track for an incoming train, the motive ? To derail it.
Whats so disappointing is the people that allow this to happen.
Just ignore them.
I have been reading posts for a few years and I chuckle at the shear stupidity of people's lame attempts to form any coherent arguments.
One reads bile from elementary educated trolls, to the more sophisticated "fog" from the likes of GG, but the motives are all the same.
There are basically two types of people on the planet, those that can see and appreciate beauty and those that are blind to it.
No amount of arguing, attempting to "educate" them will work, their brains are simply unable to process the imagery and stimulate the thought processes.
Getting back to the thread, oops, I myself derailed it - sorry !
What I don't understand that back in 2007 when the iPhone was announced, and Steve Jobs mentioned that its been patented, why has it taken so long for Apple to begin protecting their IP ? As I remember, and please correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the first Android phones not have pinch to zoom, and only later had this functionality.
Why so ? Is it because they did not have the technology at the time, or were scared in being taken to court ?
Surely when they began infringing on rubber banding and other IP of Apple's why didn't Apple instigate court proceedings there and then ?
What I don't understand that back in 2007 when the iPhone was announced, and Steve Jobs mentioned that its been patented, why has it taken so long for Apple to begin protecting their IP ? As I remember, and please correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the first Android phones not have pinch to zoom, and only later had this functionality.
Why so ? Is it because they did not have the technology at the time, or were scared in being taken to court ?
Surely when they began infringing on rubber banding and other IP of Apple's why didn't Apple instigate court proceedings there and then ?
Because Apple did something the trolls are pretending never happens ever: licensing.
Apple knew they were infringing, went to the companies, asked them to license the stuff, was all nice and stuff about it, and they said no. So lawsuits. Booyah. Teach 'em how the world works.
Didn't know you had to be a gangster (of either the original, fearsome, '30s type or the new, laughable, '00s type) to sock someone upside the head.
Yes, history has proven your statements.
My question is, why did it take them (Apple) so long to do so ?
The law suits did not start until 2009, maybe later, perhaps I'm mistaken.
In all, I agree that Apple should protect their IP, but it seems that there are many on this forum who disagree.
Although I did get good chuckle in the door hinge analogy, how come this guy is not working for NASA ?
Don't recall him saying they did, toe-the-line insult.
Motorola Mobility = Google.
Yay, more hate directed at me. How droll.
Dude, there was a drought this year. There's not enough viable straw in the entire country to fill the man you've just built.
One of the defining aspects of Apple's history is the widespread belief that Apple's inventions in the 1980s were stolen by Microsoft. Everyone in that audience who laughed and applauded understood what Jobs was referring to. It is outrageous that something similar is happening again, and some of the blame goes to Jobs in my opinion. Schmidt should not have been on the board, or should have been kicked to the curb much earlier than he was.
This.
For all those people who constantly peddle out the "This wouldn't have happened if Steve were alive", bear in mind that this is perhaps the most costly mistake since Apple's rebirth.
One of the defining aspects of Apple's history is the widespread belief that Apple's inventions in the 1980s were stolen by Microsoft. Everyone in that audience who laughed and applauded understood what Jobs was referring to. It is outrageous that something similar is happening again, and some of the blame goes to Jobs in my opinion. Schmidt should not have been on the board, or should have been kicked to the curb much earlier than he was.
On the contrary, Apple needed Google's help in the beginning. Imagine the first iPhone without Google Search, Maps, YouTube and cell id locating. It would've been far less impressive and useful.
Some people also repeat nonsense about stealing secrets. Besides the fact that Jobs never accused him of such a thing, such an idea makes little sense. Schmidt couldn't have given Google much of a head start even if he had wanted to. The timing was against it:
He was only on the board for a few months before the iPhone came out, after which time it wasn't secret any more. During most of those few months, even Jobs said they didn't have a working product. By the time they did, it was only a few weeks before the iPhone was made public. A few weeks or months is nothing over the past five years.
