can someone point out to me the dangers and/or negatives of ad tracking?
While attending one too many Android encore presentation, would you enjoy Google tracking the movement of your privates, deeply embedded in your underwear, as it ...uncoils to half-tension, for...'in extenso' seduced by its proposition?
I guess you would, for Google would know first hand that you don't, in the bliss of this instance, have any need for a fail-proof condom...
Thereby enforcing my point that this is based upon your gargling Apples and not based on any real concern or reason...thank you. At least you're honest.
Nope, based on the fact that Google was fined for being guilty while not having to admit that guilt, of overriding tracking cookie preferences in MY browser by using subterfuge and a browser hack, this was in spite of reassurances they specifically gave the US government, that they would respect people's requests not to be tracked.
I strongly disagree. Look how many people downloaded Chrome for iOS. A majority of users will download the new Google maps and new YouTube from the app store. Apple previously restricted ads in YouTube and Google maps because it was a preloaded app. Now Google is free to so whatever they want with ads. This will be a huge jump in revenue for Google. Google maps and YouTube are far too ubiquitous in so many iOS users lives. Just wait and see Google Maps and YouTube hold the top download spot for months on the app store.
That is a very interesting point. I'll be watching the App store top downloads after iOS6 is released to watch for youtube and maps. I know I won't be downloading them. I don't use YouTube at all anyway and I'm happy to support Apple's new map app.
How about we start with a touch screen interface? Google Android was basically a Blackberry clone until Eric Schmidt got his paws on the iPhone since he was an Apple board member at the time. Lo and behold, Google changes direction of the Android platform completely after this and develops a touch interface like iOS. Samsung just got hammered because of this. HTC is next. Because Google gives away Android for free, Apple wouldn't have gotten much if they went after Google first. After all the Android phone makers have ben sued by Apple, they'll sue Google last. Adding this ad-block feature is just another blow to Google's revenue stream which probably would never have happened if Google didn't copy iOS with Android.
Agreed. Google would be sitting great financially riding Apple's iOS and iPhone tails if they weren't so greedy to go head to head. They would have been in a WAY BETTER position being Apple's Best Friend and Apps go-to-person.
Agreed. Google would be sitting great financially riding Apple's iOS and iPhone tails if they weren't so greedy to go head to head. They would have been in a WAY BETTER position being Apple's Best Friend and Apps go-to-person.
Wonder how nice that future would have been.
That's a very good point - I've never thought about how Google would be making more money by cooperating with Apple instead of copying the iPhone. As someone pointed out, Google makes very little ad revenue on mobile devices, and they don't get royalties on Android phones or tablets. So every move by Apple that replaces a default Google app with something else is a kick in the wallet to Google. Not to mention the $12.5 billion Google had to spend for Motorola as a hedge against Apple patents, and now Motorola is losing patent cases against Apple.
Agreed. Google would be sitting great financially riding Apple's iOS and iPhone tails if they weren't so greedy to go head to head. They would have been in a WAY BETTER position being Apple's Best Friend and Apps go-to-person.
That's a very good point - I've never thought about how Google would be making more money by cooperating with Apple instead of copying the iPhone. As someone pointed out, Google makes very little ad revenue on mobile devices, and they don't get royalties on Android phones or tablets. So every move by Apple that replaces a default Google app with something else is a kick in the wallet to Google. Not to mention the $12.5 billion Google had to spend for Motorola as a hedge against Apple patents, and now Motorola is losing patent cases against Apple.
and rely on a third party for their success? that would've been rather dumb. What happens when Microsoft makes a better offer? Or maybe Apple decides to go their own route with services anyways? The only reason you think it would've been smart for Google to rely solely on Apple for their mobile success is because you gargle Apples like 90% of the people here.
Google had plans of going mobile since 2005...before Schmidt was even on the board at Apple so you can't even use the faulty tinfoil hat logic to claim he stole that idea.
Maybe the entire WORLD should bow the ego of Apple and the late Mr. Jobs?
And you people have strange definitions of copy.
By your logic the first person to build a working aircraft after the Wright Brothers* was a copycat and shouldn't exist and should've been sued into oblivion because they weren't the first to venture into such a field...
Then again you are the same people who feel a GUI should belong to one company not much logic here.
Point by point show me HOW Android is in any way a copy of iOS without using a single argument that can be throw right back at you.
The timing....they copied the timing of the concept of the product.
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
Point by point show me HOW Android is in any way a copy of iOS without using a single argument that can be throw right back at you.
No other points are necessary. When Eric Schmidt was blown away by the iPhone concept and UX, they changed the direction Google was taking by180 degrees and they copied Apple's path because he saw how much better it was. And because Samsung was so far behind, they, too, decided that copying their competitor would be much quicker than developing their own.
I also note that the "Diagnostics and Usage" got invisibly changed to "Automatically Send" in my iOS 6 iPhone 4S, even though it was set to "Don't Send" when iOS 5 was installed.
I guess this is just collateral damage when upgrading, but it's not something you think about each time.
The timing....they copied the timing of the concept of the product.
are you serious? 1.5 years after the iPhone and half a year after the 3G...that's when Android was released to the public...or nearly 2 years after the announcement of the iPhone or 2.33 years after Schmidt joined the board.
How the hell do you copy the timing by being 1.5 years behind it's release...how is it wrong to adjust your product which is unreleased and is by nature malleable to better compete in a new era of mobile computing ushered in by Apple? Since when is "damn that's hot, that's definitely the way to go about shit, what we been doing is wack" a bad thing?
If anyone truly paid any attention to Android 1.0 you'd realize it was obviously rushed to get to market before it was too late to even be a competitor. It was rushed because they didn't want to be left behind. Android didn't even truly (subjectively) catch up to iOS until May of THIS year...ICS was close, before that (including 2.3 IMO) the OS was ugly and extremely buggy IMO...and I say that as a fan of the damn thing.
But how and why is any of that bad? No one can explain that...the overarching theme seems to be that "it's bad because it competes with Apple and Schmidt was on Apple's board...and other illogical stuff I'll type a lot and hope that makes true."
No other points are necessary. When Eric Schmidt was blown away by the iPhone concept and UX, they changed the direction Google was taking by180 degrees and they copied Apple's path because he saw how much better it was. And because Samsung was so far behind, they, too, decided that copying their competitor would be much quicker than developing their own.
Apple is calling them out on it.
I got my gloves on.
EVERYONE was blown away...even though the device was extremely crippled...it was a game changer...no doubt about it. But so what...it changed the game, and now it's not the only player in the game...they still have the star player, score the most points, get the most endorsements, etc etc etc...they are not hurt and are arguably even helped by the other players in the game....so why is that an issue?
Samsung nearly directly visually 1:1 copied Apple...that's not up for debate IMO...Google on the other hand made a smart choice and modified their malleable OS to work better as a touch based OS with capacitance to better compete in an emerging market.
No one can explain how that's bad.
edit: Also, Mr. Printer, how long should a company wait to enter an emerging fast moving market?
How long do you feel Google should've waited until releasing Android unto the masses to avoid being called "timing copycats" ?
By your logic the first person to build a working aircraft after the Wright Brothers* was a copycat and shouldn't exist and should've been sued into oblivion because they weren't the first to venture into such a field...
Interesting that you bring up the Wright Brothers:-
I also note that the "Diagnostics and Usage" got invisibly changed to "Automatically Send" in my iOS 6 iPhone 4S, even though it was set to "Don't Send" when iOS 5 was installed.
I guess this is just collateral damage when upgrading, but it's not something you think about each time.
Well, that's the whole idea of participating in a beta program.
How else will Apple iron out the bugs if people are too selfish to share them with them?
Don't like it, don't participate, wait for the final release like everyone else.
But then you are deep in the Google fantasyland where Apple invented suing over patents.
I don't recall saying that...and Wright Brothers had an asterix for a reason. I figured you'd get the point instead of being pedantic...but I see you made the rather predictable choice.
1) Apple doesn't own the idea of a touchscreen interface, so you lose that point (sidenote: when Apple mentions Schmidt stole anything or did some crazy board shit then bring it up otherwise you sound like a crazy conspiracy nut - a company realizing the future of computing and adapting it's model before release is not underhanded, it's fucking genius) Samsung got slammed because of it's outright copying in Touchwhiz, not because it used Android. HTC is being targeted for features that are rather stupid to anyone who doesn't gargle Apples...
2...still waiting for you to tell me what Android copied from iOS...aside from the general idea of a touch-based OS which is the stupidest accusation of copying that I could think of.
Instead of asking him how Android infringes iOS why don't you just go read the news headlines or one of the many other threads dedicated to this conversation? Since, you opened the can of worms. HTC was found to infringe Apple's 647 data syncing patent. Apple brought this over from the days of Mac OS. It is where the OS can recognize particular data (e.g. a phone number or date) and give you the option to perform tasks based on the data. When somebody sends you an email with a date, the OS understands the data and gives you the option to mark the date in the calendar. HTC has since worked around the patent, but it was found to infringe. All Android used or uses this patent. Microsoft has a license to use the patent.
There was also the swipe to unlock that HTC was found to unlock, which was common on all Android devices. That of course has been modified.
Motorola (as was Samsung) was just been found to infringe Apple's rubber band patent, which is or was a commonality in many Android devices.
Moreover, there are some of the ones Samsung was found to infringe that applies to all Android devices. For instance, on an iOS device when you tap on a web article you are reading the OS removes sidebars and centers the article. Not practiced before iOS, and Samsung was found to infringe. Again that had nothing to do with Touch Wiz.
Apple also has a patent on pinch to zoom, which Samsung was found to infringe. Google cautiously left that out of Android at first. Now it is there. The patent might seem obvious now, but not when Apple came out with it. The idea itself predates Apple, and Apple acquired the patents from Finger works.
I am not going to debate the merit of the patents, as these few examples are ones where Apple has won in Court. There are many waiting to be litigated yet.
Further, every Android manufacturer except Motorola is paying Microsoft hefty licensing fees. Motorola will be as well soon. Makes sense as a smartphone is nothing more than a small computer, and Microsoft has been making computer OSes for a long time. The only company making them longer is Apple (while maybe not only, if you consider HP, Texas Instruments, and IBM). Even though the same companies are offering to pay Apple a licensing fee, Apple isn't interested in licensing as is Microsoft.
Moreover, the other poster is right. Android changed almost over night after the iPhone was released. Further, it stunk that Google through Google's CEO sitting on Apple's board had access to early information. There is also Apple's 263 patent. This covers real time computer APIs that Apple has accused both Motorola and HTC of violating. This was invented by Apple years ago while Andy Rubin, Google's Android product manager, was an engineer at Apple working on the same team. Judge Posner (a famous judge) ruled Motorola did infringe the patent and that the patent was valid. He, however, dismissed the case because Apple couldn't prove damages. Posner then came out and said he didn't like software patents. Apple is now asserting that patent against HTC. Again, this patent applies to all Android
drop down menu isn't drop down notification...and Apple still violates some of the claims in Google's application...but even so, I'm not speaking of violating patents (I honestly don't care that Apple adopted a rather intuitive notification method I think that is how tech should work, especially in software) I'm speaking of lifting entire concepts and making them your own...you lot like to bitch about a touchscreen OS, or icons, or a completely different and altogether more useful "slide ot unlock" then I can bring up the drop down notification panel which is more like Android's than Android's slide to unlock is like Apple's.
You can't complain about one and ignore the other.
Google's application, meaning the patent hasn't been awarded.
and rely on a third party for their success? that would've been rather dumb. What happens when Microsoft makes a better offer? Or maybe Apple decides to go their own route with services anyways? The only reason you think it would've been smart for Google to rely solely on Apple for their mobile success is because you gargle Apples like 90% of the people here.
Obviously, you have no concept of how business works. Companies are most successful when they focus on their strengths and do not try to make everything but the kitchen sink - and then continue to improve their products and services.
We know that Google makes considerably more advertising money per iOS device than per Android device. And that's before you consider all their development and legal costs surrounding Android (not to mention their $12 B purchase of Motorola). From a business perspective, it is quite likely that they would have been far better off if they had not headed down the Android path.
Google had plans of going mobile since 2005...before Schmidt was even on the board at Apple so you can't even use the faulty tinfoil hat logic to claim he stole that idea.
Yep. In 2005, Google was working on copying Blackberry. It was only after the iPhone came out that they switched to copying the iPhone.
And you people have strange definitions of copy.
By your logic the first person to build a working aircraft after the Wright Brothers* was a copycat and shouldn't exist and should've been sued into oblivion because they weren't the first to venture into such a field...
If the Wright Brothers had gotten specific patents for aspects of their technology, then they certainly would have had every right to sue infringers into oblivion. That is not, however, the same as claiming that the first one to venture into a field have the right to keep others out - as you are claiming.
Apple never said that no one else should make a mobile phone. They simply want people to stop stealing their IP. Why does that offend you so much?
Then again you are the same people who feel a GUI should belong to one company not much logic here.
Who ever claimed that Apple should be the only company to offer a GUI? Nice straw man.
Now, if you are saying that APPLE's GUI should belong to Apple, that's correct. Other companies are free to develop their own products without infringing on Apple's patents. But no one ever suggested that Apple should be the only company to offer a GUI.
Obviously, you have no concept of how business works. Companies are most successful when they focus on their strengths and do not try to make everything but the kitchen sink - and then continue to improve their products and services. ...
Yes, apart from their illegal and unethical business practices, and their complete disregard, even disdain, for personal privacy, and, thus, personal freedom, Google's greatest weakness is the combination of lack of focus and their megalomaniacal desire to control everything.
Perhaps if they had more focus, they'd actually be able to innovate, rather than simply turning everything they do into a cheap knockoff.
But, in the end, it's their disdain for privacy that will turn, and is turning, the public against them and will lead to their fall. People are just starting to become aware of the depth and breadth of invasiveness of Google into their lives, and the more they learn about it, the less they like it, the more uncomfortable it makes them. The eventual and inevitable backlash cannot come too soon and will be devastating to Google's business model.
Google's greatest weakness is the combination of lack of focus and their megalomaniacal desire to control everything.
But that lack of focus LETS them better control everything.
Without their 20 whatever it is percent of "free time", they never would have made self-driving cars (which is really the only thing they've ever done of which I approve), and even those will be full of ads and drive you to the stores that pay Google enough against your will.
After owning several android phones / tablets, and having made extensive use of Google products, I've switched to IOS. Why? because I'm growing increasingly wary of Google's privacy violations. Especially after learning about the wifi raiding perpetrated by the Google streetview cars. I now own an iPhone and an iPad, and for me the biggest revelation was the overnight cessation of junk mail! I just don't get it on IOS even though I'm using the same email accounts. I'm also impressed with Apples flawed but still admirable attitude to privacy and unwanted advertising. But then Apple are hardware manufacturers, whereas Google are a giant advertising company using 'free' software to target even more advertising.
So for me any feature that removes the ability of any advertiser (Google or otherwise) to track my activities is a bonus I can't wait to get this feature on my iPhone 4 (along with many of the other features of IOS 6 of course)
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While attending one too many Android encore presentation, would you enjoy Google tracking the movement of your privates, deeply embedded in your underwear, as it ...uncoils to half-tension, for...'in extenso' seduced by its proposition?
I guess you would, for Google would know first hand that you don't, in the bliss of this instance, have any need for a fail-proof condom...
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
Thereby enforcing my point that this is based upon your gargling Apples and not based on any real concern or reason...thank you. At least you're honest.
Nope, based on the fact that Google was fined for being guilty while not having to admit that guilt, of overriding tracking cookie preferences in MY browser by using subterfuge and a browser hack, this was in spite of reassurances they specifically gave the US government, that they would respect people's requests not to be tracked.
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Originally Posted by NexusPhan
I strongly disagree. Look how many people downloaded Chrome for iOS. A majority of users will download the new Google maps and new YouTube from the app store. Apple previously restricted ads in YouTube and Google maps because it was a preloaded app. Now Google is free to so whatever they want with ads. This will be a huge jump in revenue for Google. Google maps and YouTube are far too ubiquitous in so many iOS users lives. Just wait and see Google Maps and YouTube hold the top download spot for months on the app store.
That is a very interesting point. I'll be watching the App store top downloads after iOS6 is released to watch for youtube and maps. I know I won't be downloading them. I don't use YouTube at all anyway and I'm happy to support Apple's new map app.
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Originally Posted by GadgetCanada
How about we start with a touch screen interface? Google Android was basically a Blackberry clone until Eric Schmidt got his paws on the iPhone since he was an Apple board member at the time. Lo and behold, Google changes direction of the Android platform completely after this and develops a touch interface like iOS. Samsung just got hammered because of this. HTC is next. Because Google gives away Android for free, Apple wouldn't have gotten much if they went after Google first. After all the Android phone makers have ben sued by Apple, they'll sue Google last. Adding this ad-block feature is just another blow to Google's revenue stream which probably would never have happened if Google didn't copy iOS with Android.
Agreed. Google would be sitting great financially riding Apple's iOS and iPhone tails if they weren't so greedy to go head to head. They would have been in a WAY BETTER position being Apple's Best Friend and Apps go-to-person.
Wonder how nice that future would have been.
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Originally Posted by djkikrome
Agreed. Google would be sitting great financially riding Apple's iOS and iPhone tails if they weren't so greedy to go head to head. They would have been in a WAY BETTER position being Apple's Best Friend and Apps go-to-person.
Wonder how nice that future would have been.
That's a very good point - I've never thought about how Google would be making more money by cooperating with Apple instead of copying the iPhone. As someone pointed out, Google makes very little ad revenue on mobile devices, and they don't get royalties on Android phones or tablets. So every move by Apple that replaces a default Google app with something else is a kick in the wallet to Google. Not to mention the $12.5 billion Google had to spend for Motorola as a hedge against Apple patents, and now Motorola is losing patent cases against Apple.
and rely on a third party for their success? that would've been rather dumb. What happens when Microsoft makes a better offer? Or maybe Apple decides to go their own route with services anyways? The only reason you think it would've been smart for Google to rely solely on Apple for their mobile success is because you gargle Apples like 90% of the people here.
Google had plans of going mobile since 2005...before Schmidt was even on the board at Apple so you can't even use the faulty tinfoil hat logic to claim he stole that idea.
Maybe the entire WORLD should bow the ego of Apple and the late Mr. Jobs?
And you people have strange definitions of copy.
By your logic the first person to build a working aircraft after the Wright Brothers* was a copycat and shouldn't exist and should've been sued into oblivion because they weren't the first to venture into such a field...
Then again you are the same people who feel a GUI should belong to one company not much logic here.
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
you can not copy....
you cannot copy....
you cannot copy....
you cannot copy any of that.
Point by point show me HOW Android is in any way a copy of iOS without using a single argument that can be throw right back at you.
The timing....they copied the timing of the concept of the product.
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
Point by point show me HOW Android is in any way a copy of iOS without using a single argument that can be throw right back at you.
No other points are necessary. When Eric Schmidt was blown away by the iPhone concept and UX, they changed the direction Google was taking by180 degrees and they copied Apple's path because he saw how much better it was. And because Samsung was so far behind, they, too, decided that copying their competitor would be much quicker than developing their own.
Apple is calling them out on it.
I got my gloves on.
I guess this is just collateral damage when upgrading, but it's not something you think about each time.
are you serious? 1.5 years after the iPhone and half a year after the 3G...that's when Android was released to the public...or nearly 2 years after the announcement of the iPhone or 2.33 years after Schmidt joined the board.
How the hell do you copy the timing by being 1.5 years behind it's release...how is it wrong to adjust your product which is unreleased and is by nature malleable to better compete in a new era of mobile computing ushered in by Apple? Since when is "damn that's hot, that's definitely the way to go about shit, what we been doing is wack" a bad thing?
If anyone truly paid any attention to Android 1.0 you'd realize it was obviously rushed to get to market before it was too late to even be a competitor. It was rushed because they didn't want to be left behind. Android didn't even truly (subjectively) catch up to iOS until May of THIS year...ICS was close, before that (including 2.3 IMO) the OS was ugly and extremely buggy IMO...and I say that as a fan of the damn thing.
But how and why is any of that bad? No one can explain that...the overarching theme seems to be that "it's bad because it competes with Apple and Schmidt was on Apple's board...and other illogical stuff I'll type a lot and hope that makes true."
EVERYONE was blown away...even though the device was extremely crippled...it was a game changer...no doubt about it. But so what...it changed the game, and now it's not the only player in the game...they still have the star player, score the most points, get the most endorsements, etc etc etc...they are not hurt and are arguably even helped by the other players in the game....so why is that an issue?
Samsung nearly directly visually 1:1 copied Apple...that's not up for debate IMO...Google on the other hand made a smart choice and modified their malleable OS to work better as a touch based OS with capacitance to better compete in an emerging market.
No one can explain how that's bad.
edit: Also, Mr. Printer, how long should a company wait to enter an emerging fast moving market?
How long do you feel Google should've waited until releasing Android unto the masses to avoid being called "timing copycats" ?
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
By your logic the first person to build a working aircraft after the Wright Brothers* was a copycat and shouldn't exist and should've been sued into oblivion because they weren't the first to venture into such a field...
Interesting that you bring up the Wright Brothers:-
http://www.ideablawg.ca/blog/tag/curtiss-wright-corporation
But then you are deep in the Google fantasyland where Apple invented suing over patents.
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Originally Posted by PatrickRS
I also note that the "Diagnostics and Usage" got invisibly changed to "Automatically Send" in my iOS 6 iPhone 4S, even though it was set to "Don't Send" when iOS 5 was installed.
I guess this is just collateral damage when upgrading, but it's not something you think about each time.
Well, that's the whole idea of participating in a beta program.
How else will Apple iron out the bugs if people are too selfish to share them with them?
Don't like it, don't participate, wait for the final release like everyone else.
I don't recall saying that...and Wright Brothers had an asterix for a reason. I figured you'd get the point instead of being pedantic...but I see you made the rather predictable choice.
I've tried searching for google and luckily I got the iOS 6 beta here
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
1) Apple doesn't own the idea of a touchscreen interface, so you lose that point (sidenote: when Apple mentions Schmidt stole anything or did some crazy board shit then bring it up otherwise you sound like a crazy conspiracy nut - a company realizing the future of computing and adapting it's model before release is not underhanded, it's fucking genius) Samsung got slammed because of it's outright copying in Touchwhiz, not because it used Android. HTC is being targeted for features that are rather stupid to anyone who doesn't gargle Apples...
2...still waiting for you to tell me what Android copied from iOS...aside from the general idea of a touch-based OS which is the stupidest accusation of copying that I could think of.
Instead of asking him how Android infringes iOS why don't you just go read the news headlines or one of the many other threads dedicated to this conversation? Since, you opened the can of worms. HTC was found to infringe Apple's 647 data syncing patent. Apple brought this over from the days of Mac OS. It is where the OS can recognize particular data (e.g. a phone number or date) and give you the option to perform tasks based on the data. When somebody sends you an email with a date, the OS understands the data and gives you the option to mark the date in the calendar. HTC has since worked around the patent, but it was found to infringe. All Android used or uses this patent. Microsoft has a license to use the patent.
There was also the swipe to unlock that HTC was found to unlock, which was common on all Android devices. That of course has been modified.
Motorola (as was Samsung) was just been found to infringe Apple's rubber band patent, which is or was a commonality in many Android devices.
Moreover, there are some of the ones Samsung was found to infringe that applies to all Android devices. For instance, on an iOS device when you tap on a web article you are reading the OS removes sidebars and centers the article. Not practiced before iOS, and Samsung was found to infringe. Again that had nothing to do with Touch Wiz.
Apple also has a patent on pinch to zoom, which Samsung was found to infringe. Google cautiously left that out of Android at first. Now it is there. The patent might seem obvious now, but not when Apple came out with it. The idea itself predates Apple, and Apple acquired the patents from Finger works.
I am not going to debate the merit of the patents, as these few examples are ones where Apple has won in Court. There are many waiting to be litigated yet.
Further, every Android manufacturer except Motorola is paying Microsoft hefty licensing fees. Motorola will be as well soon. Makes sense as a smartphone is nothing more than a small computer, and Microsoft has been making computer OSes for a long time. The only company making them longer is Apple (while maybe not only, if you consider HP, Texas Instruments, and IBM). Even though the same companies are offering to pay Apple a licensing fee, Apple isn't interested in licensing as is Microsoft.
Moreover, the other poster is right. Android changed almost over night after the iPhone was released. Further, it stunk that Google through Google's CEO sitting on Apple's board had access to early information. There is also Apple's 263 patent. This covers real time computer APIs that Apple has accused both Motorola and HTC of violating. This was invented by Apple years ago while Andy Rubin, Google's Android product manager, was an engineer at Apple working on the same team. Judge Posner (a famous judge) ruled Motorola did infringe the patent and that the patent was valid. He, however, dismissed the case because Apple couldn't prove damages. Posner then came out and said he didn't like software patents. Apple is now asserting that patent against HTC. Again, this patent applies to all Android
Bottom line...
When browsing from home or work, I am in a fixed place that is known to many people I do business with.
When I am mobile it is NON OF THEIR BUSINESS WHERE I AM OR WHERE I AM GOING!!!!!!!!!! /endrant
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
drop down menu isn't drop down notification...and Apple still violates some of the claims in Google's application...but even so, I'm not speaking of violating patents (I honestly don't care that Apple adopted a rather intuitive notification method I think that is how tech should work, especially in software) I'm speaking of lifting entire concepts and making them your own...you lot like to bitch about a touchscreen OS, or icons, or a completely different and altogether more useful "slide ot unlock" then I can bring up the drop down notification panel which is more like Android's than Android's slide to unlock is like Apple's.
You can't complain about one and ignore the other.
Google's application, meaning the patent hasn't been awarded.
Obviously, you have no concept of how business works. Companies are most successful when they focus on their strengths and do not try to make everything but the kitchen sink - and then continue to improve their products and services.
We know that Google makes considerably more advertising money per iOS device than per Android device. And that's before you consider all their development and legal costs surrounding Android (not to mention their $12 B purchase of Motorola). From a business perspective, it is quite likely that they would have been far better off if they had not headed down the Android path.
Yep. In 2005, Google was working on copying Blackberry. It was only after the iPhone came out that they switched to copying the iPhone.
I guess that's better than the entire world simply copying Apple.
If the Wright Brothers had gotten specific patents for aspects of their technology, then they certainly would have had every right to sue infringers into oblivion. That is not, however, the same as claiming that the first one to venture into a field have the right to keep others out - as you are claiming.
Apple never said that no one else should make a mobile phone. They simply want people to stop stealing their IP. Why does that offend you so much?
Who ever claimed that Apple should be the only company to offer a GUI? Nice straw man.
Now, if you are saying that APPLE's GUI should belong to Apple, that's correct. Other companies are free to develop their own products without infringing on Apple's patents. But no one ever suggested that Apple should be the only company to offer a GUI.
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Originally Posted by jragosta
Obviously, you have no concept of how business works. Companies are most successful when they focus on their strengths and do not try to make everything but the kitchen sink - and then continue to improve their products and services. ...
Yes, apart from their illegal and unethical business practices, and their complete disregard, even disdain, for personal privacy, and, thus, personal freedom, Google's greatest weakness is the combination of lack of focus and their megalomaniacal desire to control everything.
Perhaps if they had more focus, they'd actually be able to innovate, rather than simply turning everything they do into a cheap knockoff.
But, in the end, it's their disdain for privacy that will turn, and is turning, the public against them and will lead to their fall. People are just starting to become aware of the depth and breadth of invasiveness of Google into their lives, and the more they learn about it, the less they like it, the more uncomfortable it makes them. The eventual and inevitable backlash cannot come too soon and will be devastating to Google's business model.
Originally Posted by anonymouse
Google's greatest weakness is the combination of lack of focus and their megalomaniacal desire to control everything.
But that lack of focus LETS them better control everything.
Without their 20 whatever it is percent of "free time", they never would have made self-driving cars (which is really the only thing they've ever done of which I approve), and even those will be full of ads and drive you to the stores that pay Google enough against your will.
After owning several android phones / tablets, and having made extensive use of Google products, I've switched to IOS. Why? because I'm growing increasingly wary of Google's privacy violations. Especially after learning about the wifi raiding perpetrated by the Google streetview cars. I now own an iPhone and an iPad, and for me the biggest revelation was the overnight cessation of junk mail! I just don't get it on IOS even though I'm using the same email accounts. I'm also impressed with Apples flawed but still admirable attitude to privacy and unwanted advertising. But then Apple are hardware manufacturers, whereas Google are a giant advertising company using 'free' software to target even more advertising.
So for me any feature that removes the ability of any advertiser (Google or otherwise) to track my activities is a bonus