They need a better attorney. A decent attorney would have told them that when Apple listed their patent as prior art, it's almost impossible to get the patent invalidated over that prior art. There is a VERY strong presumption that the patent office has reviewed the listed prior art.
Not to mention that the mechanics illustrated are NOT how passbook works. They are talking intranet, not Internet like Passbook
What's ironic is that I think they might have written the system Apple was using before the easypay touches. Remember those monster devices, ran Windows CE I believe it was. Staff would try to hide the screens to keep off any jokes.
As usual its not possible that Apple is infringing on another companies IP! It's simple if they infringed, pay up, if they didn't then the other company can shut up and move on.
It's up to the courts to decide if their patent includes how Apple is doing Passbook. Now if the other litigants that are alleged to be infringing who also are a part of Passbook then by extension Apple could be infringing as well since they tie in.
Their business model is proprietary hardware and software which Apple is going to make obsolete. They should just scramble and port their software and become the premier iOS integrator and ride the wave to prosperity instead of digging a hole.
Adapt or die.
Either you forgot a /s tag or you wrote that backwards. Because iOS is more likely to make them obsolete. That would be why airports etc are using ipad based systems over theirs and similar
Their business model is proprietary hardware and software which Apple is going to make obsolete. They should just scramble and port their software and become the premier iOS integrator and ride the wave to prosperity instead of digging a hole.
Adapt or die.
Either you forgot a /s tag or you wrote that backwards. Because iOS is more likely to make them obsolete. That would be why airports etc are using ipad based systems over theirs and similar
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Not to mention that the mechanics illustrated are NOT how passbook works. They are talking intranet, not Internet like Passbook
What's ironic is that I think they might have written the system Apple was using before the easypay touches. Remember those monster devices, ran Windows CE I believe it was. Staff would try to hide the screens to keep off any jokes.
Fun Fact:
Two of the largest strategic investors in Ameranth are Microsoft . . . and Motorola!
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Originally Posted by Gatorguy
Fun Fact:
Two of the largest strategic investors in Ameranth are Microsoft . . . and Motorola!
The plot thickens....
Originally Posted by icoco3
The crap thickens....
Yep.
It's up to the courts to decide if their patent includes how Apple is doing Passbook. Now if the other litigants that are alleged to be infringing who also are a part of Passbook then by extension Apple could be infringing as well since they tie in.
Or not and this will get quashed.
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Originally Posted by icoco3
Their business model is proprietary hardware and software which Apple is going to make obsolete. They should just scramble and port their software and become the premier iOS integrator and ride the wave to prosperity instead of digging a hole.
Adapt or die.
Either you forgot a /s tag or you wrote that backwards. Because iOS is more likely to make them obsolete. That would be why airports etc are using ipad based systems over theirs and similar
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Originally Posted by charlituna
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Originally Posted by icoco3
Their business model is proprietary hardware and software which Apple is going to make obsolete. They should just scramble and port their software and become the premier iOS integrator and ride the wave to prosperity instead of digging a hole.
Adapt or die.
Either you forgot a /s tag or you wrote that backwards. Because iOS is more likely to make them obsolete. That would be why airports etc are using ipad based systems over theirs and similar
I think that is what he was saying.