Apple's Tim Cook in patent talks with Google CEO Larry Page

2456

Comments

  • Reply 21 of 109
    pendergastpendergast Posts: 1,358member
    majjo wrote: »
    That would be the best outcome.
    Talented as jobs was at CEO, I'm glad he's dead as his thermonuclear war against android was unrealistic. Hopefully cook is a lot more level headed in dealing with such issues.

    You're "glad he's dead"??

    You can leave. The door is over there, next to the cone of shame.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 22 of 109
    dmarcootdmarcoot Posts: 191member


    I really can't stand Andy Rubin's face.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 23 of 109
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member


    Originally Posted by Techstalker View Post

    Whats ip does apple own that google wants? 


     


    That they wouldn't just steal outright, you mean?

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 24 of 109
    shidellshidell Posts: 187member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


     


    That they wouldn't just steal outright, you mean?



     


    Who wants a Notification Shade? Let's nick it from El Goog!

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 25 of 109

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


     


    That they wouldn't just steal outright, you mean?



    I mean what ip does google want form Apple. You should take a look a jelly bean. Pinch to zoom, tap to zoom, slide to unlock, universal search all have been changed in a way that avoids apple patents. Google does not do anything with android until going over apple patents since ics. 


     


    I know some of you don't know this but samsung does not equal android that google created. Samsung android and google android vastly different. Samsung is lazy.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 26 of 109
    dmarcootdmarcoot Posts: 191member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shidell View Post


    If this goes anywhere, it'll end in a cross-licensing deal with no royalties paid either way--and that would be ultimately what a fan of iOS or Android would want.



    As an Apple stock holder and fan, its not what I want.


     


    No way.


     


    I want iOS to be distinctive with Apple's technologies. If Google can just steal or license that freely, how is iOS different than Android and where is the innovation if they don't actually compete?


     


    Necessity is the mother of innovation, and there is no necessity if you can't leverage your innovation to make more money than the next guy. At some point there will no more room for growth in smart phone sales from RIM losing share. Apple is going to have to get that share growth at the expense of Android and vice versa.


     


    I don't see how they do that without distinct and proprietary differences which make iOS much better.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 27 of 109
    bigpicsbigpics Posts: 1,397member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by majjo View Post





    That would be the best outcome.

    Talented as jobs was at CEO, I'm glad he's dead as his thermonuclear war against android was unrealistic. Hopefully cook is a lot more level headed in dealing with such issues.


    Well, if he's not wishing that one of the most iconic, productive, transformative figures of our times is dead, he's already far more level-headed than you.


    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Pendergast View Post





    You're "glad he's dead"??

    You can leave. The door is over there, next to the cone of shame.


    Please.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 28 of 109
    dmarcootdmarcoot Posts: 191member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shidell View Post


     


    Just because Google doesn't litigate based on their IP, you honestly, truly believe that Google owns absolutely nothing that Apple wants?



    You don't think Google would litigate if i stole their search IP?


     


    Google is a hypocrite. They complain about software patents and IP when it suits their PR needs and to make Android fans swoon. The truth is they own plenty of software patents they would aggressively sue over if Apple did they same as they do to Apple.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 29 of 109
    quadra 610quadra 610 Posts: 6,759member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by majjo View Post







    Talented as jobs was at CEO, I'm glad he's dead


     


     


     


     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 30 of 109
    shidellshidell Posts: 187member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dmarcoot View Post


    As an Apple stock holder and fan, its not what I want.


     


    No way.


     


    I want iOS to be distinctive with Apple's technologies. If Google can just steal or license that freely, how is iOS different than Android and where is the innovation if they don't actually compete?


     


    Necessity is the mother of innovation, and there is no necessity if you can't leverage your innovation to make more money than the next guy. At some point there will no more room for growth in smart phone sales from RIM losing share. Apple is going to have to get that share growth at the expense of Android and vice versa.


     


    I don't see how they do that without distinct and proprietary differences which make iOS much better.



     


    Your points are valid, but I was speaking more to the items that Google does own that they haven't held against Apple, that could possibly detract from iOS and/or Apple products.


     


    Google owns a lot of patents of their own; if both Google and Apple were to sit down and say "here's what we have", both companies would have to change their products pretty dramatically.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 31 of 109
    dmarcootdmarcoot Posts: 191member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shidell View Post


     


    Just because Google doesn't litigate based on their IP, you honestly, truly believe that Google owns absolutely nothing that Apple wants?


     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 32 of 109
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member


    Originally Posted by majjo View Post

    …I'm glad he's dead…


     



     


    Leave.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 33 of 109
    shidellshidell Posts: 187member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dmarcoot View Post

     




    Quote break your comment?

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 34 of 109
    majjomajjo Posts: 574member
    dmarcoot wrote: »
    As an Apple stock holder and fan, its not what I want.

    No way.

    I want iOS to be distinctive with Apple's technologies. If Google can just steal or license that freely, how is iOS different than Android and where is the innovation if they don't actually compete?

    Necessity is the mother of innovation, and there is no necessity if you can't leverage your innovation to make more money than the next guy. At some point there will no more room for growth in smart phone sales from RIM losing share. Apple is going to have to get that share growth at the expense of Android and vice versa.

    I don't see how they do that without distinct and proprietary differences which make iOS much better.

    Uber aggressive litigation isn't without its risks either.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 35 of 109

    SOME OF THE THINGS APPLE MIGHT WANT FROM GOOGLE JUST IN CASE


     


     


    Patent No. 5,883,580 “Geographic-temporal significant messaging”



    This patent, issued on March 16th, 1999 talks about “messaging devices that process messages logically for a user in the context of space and time”. Translated from legalese – it’s about your iPhone being able to display geographically relevant messages when you are at a certain place. E.g. traffic alerts when you are near the congested intersection, ability to schedule reminders when you are approaching your workplace or leaving your home, getting a pop-up to remember to buy some milk when you are in a grocery store, etc;





    Patent No. 5,922,047 “Apparatus, method and system for multimedia control and communication”



    The ‘047 patent, issued on July 13, 199 is really broad and, according to Motorola, covers such basic device functionality as being able to launch and use any media application, while also being a phone. E.g. tapping on video player icon on iPhone 4S constitutes infringement, because it means that your phone switches to another operating mode (video player) among many (telephone, music player, browser, etc, in response to a first control signal (tapping on a video icon) and, after video player launches, it is controlled via multiple other control signals – e.g tap to Pause/Play, Fast Forward, etc;





    Patent No. 6,425,002 “Apparatus and method for handling dispatching messages for various applications of a communication device”



    ‘002 patent was issued on July 23, 2002 and covers the API for routing incoming and outgoing messages to the correct applications. Motorola thinks that Apple’s Push Notification functionality, allowing your apps to automatically send and receive push messages, is covered by ththis patent and infringes on it.





    Patent No. 6,493,673 “Markup language for interactive services and methods thereof”



    This patent, issued on Dec. 10, 2002 covers interactive voice services delivered over the internet, and goes after Siri. Motorola does not care much about the artificial intelligence and all other fancy stuff Siri does. According to the patent claims, Motorola has invented the basic interactive dialog process Siri uses. And the way Apple renders XML files to allow you talk to Siri, is a no no without a license. “Siri, set a reminder for 2, tomorrow”, “2PM or 2AM”, “2PM” , “OK, setting reminder for 2PM on Wednesday, Aug. 22nd” . Doesn’t matter how Siri figures out what to ask and what to tell you. Simply by performing this dialog, and using a markup language to do it – Siri infringes. Or at least that’s what Motorola claims.





    Patent No. 6,983,370 “System for providing continuity between messaging clients and method therefor”



    The ‘370 patent, issued on January 3d, 2006 talks about seamless IM session switching between various devices, and says that all iMessage capable devices are infringing on it. Started your iMessage chat on your MacBook, then continued it on the way to work on your iPhone? Google says that the way Apple does this – by storing your chat data on its servers and then transferring the chat data from MacBook to iPhone – is Moto’s invention. This patent is also part of Motorola’s litigation with Microsoft in U.S.





    Patent No. 7,007,064 “Method and apparatus for obtaining and managing wirelessly communicated content”



    ‘064 patent, issued on Feb 28, 2006 goes after e-mail syncing between your Macs and iOS devices via iCloud. It is a rather narrow patent, and only insists that the way Apple keeps your e-mails in sync, by deleting messages on one of your igadgets when you delete that same message on the other, is an infringing use.





    Patent No. 7,383,983 “System and method for managing content between devices in various domains”



    This patent covers the ability to pause video or audio playback on your iPad, and then resume playing the content from the same place on a different iDevice.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 36 of 109
    apple ][apple ][ Posts: 9,233member


    Hopefully Apple won't license much away to Google.


     


    Fandroids act as if they have a right to use Apple's patents and innovations on their phones and tablets. Guess what, they don't.


     


    If it were up to me, fandroids and other Apple haters would still be using nokia, blackberrys and other ancient technologies.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 37 of 109
    majjomajjo Posts: 574member

    Those are the 7 Motorola patents in the new suit are they not? Has the ITC ruled on them yet? I honestly don't think they'll get an ban on Apple products based on them, nor do I think Motorola, even with Google's backing will pay the deposit necessary for an injunction.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 38 of 109
    shidellshidell Posts: 187member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Apple ][ View Post


    Hopefully Apple won't license much away to Google.


     


    Fandroids act as if they have a right to use Apple's patents and innovations on their phones and tablets. Guess what, they don't.


     


    If it were up to me, fandroids and other Apple haters would still be using nokia, blackberrys and other ancient technologies.



     


    You should probably look up one post from your own.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 39 of 109
    shidellshidell Posts: 187member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by majjo View Post





    Those are the 7 Motorola patents in the new suit are they not? Has the ITC ruled on them yet? I honestly don't think they'll get an ban on Apple products based on them, nor do I think Motorola, even with Google's backing will pay the deposit necessary for an injunction.


     


    What's the difference?


     


    The argument is that Apple and Google would cross-license to resolve any issues, those included by the patents mentioned above, but many more as well. 


     


    The real point is that both companies have things they each want, and cross-licensing would be one way to resolve that matter, while keeping everything in iOS and Android as it is.

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 40 of 109

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by majjo View Post





    Those are the 7 Motorola patents in the new suit are they not? Has the ITC ruled on them yet? I honestly don't think they'll get an ban on Apple products based on them, nor do I think Motorola, even with Google's backing will pay the deposit necessary for an injunction.


    Yes they are and not the ITC has not. Why not? If apple can get an injuction for universal search on a mobile device anything can happen. 

     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
Sign In or Register to comment.