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Quote: Originally Posted by nht Oracle is suing Google over java patents and copyright infringement... Why is it that you and others don't seen to be able grasp the simple concept that the patent side of the case is only enforceable BECAUSE OF…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sprockkets Sure it does. Damages are based on whether or not it was intentional. You familiar with the Microsoft case with MP3 patents? Again, we're talking copyright infringement, so a patent case bears almost no r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Menno Actually yes, it is Java. But here's the kicker. You can compile Java without paying Oracle (legally), you can program for it, and even make a java decoder without breaking any patents. The difference is on th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism tawilson 1 derekmorr 0 Yep Derek, That's the cost of being all emotional. You fire straight from the hip without thinking thugs through. :-P Feel free to come back for another slice of humble pie a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr Typical fanboy. Rant and rave, and when you're proven wrong, change the subject, rant and rave some more, and call other technologies names. I honestly wonder why I even bother posting here anymore, since the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sprockkets Who is "they"? You don't know who exactly checked it in. And since the only reason this was discovered is by their GIT change logs and they removed all the code before the article was even published, now wha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox But will contract pricing actually make a tablet more attractive? That works for phones because everyone wants and needs a phone. But if you're looking at a subsidized Android tablet you're looking at a fix…
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Quote: Originally Posted by fuwafuwa Do you mean sloppy OS? Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr You mean like the Unreal game for Android - http://www.develop-online.net/news/3...e-rumours-grow ? "Florida-based studio Trendy Entertainm…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Thinine This Engadget article has already been debunked. What a horrible story. No the slant has been debunked. The fact remains still that Google distributed Oracle/Sun owned/proprietary source code and released i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by White Rabbit Was the Zoom demoed like the iPad ? Lol, no it wasn't. The demo consisted of showing a series of videos of the functionality on the device. Smoke and mirrors! Quote: Cost and availability announce…
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Quote: Originally Posted by insike Yes, it is indeed about being paranoid. All of this is because Google is a huge threat to Apple, and hardcore Apple fanboys refuse to let it go. Thus, FUD. WebM is not a lousy codec at all. By making such obv…
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Quote: Originally Posted by fraklinc Dead, specially when people realize that they will be at the mercy of Moto and the carriers for any software update. I thought Android 3.0 was doing away with that utterly shite update model? Plus, with …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta While most of what you wrote is correct, I want to point out that 'clean room' development is NOT a defense in patent issues. It only applies in copyright cases. So Google can't use that defense, anyway. Re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EgoAleSum What he meant (and what looks as the most intelligent solution to me as well) is that if a browser can't pay for the license, it should use libraries already available on the operating system where it's insta…
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Quote: Originally Posted by geezmo It can't be an open standard for the W3C, because it is not royalty-free. This was said already. Still doesn't change the fact the H.264 IS an open standard now does it? Both Goole and WebM's proponents li…
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Quote: Originally Posted by insike The point is that Google has released WebM to the world for free, and will not demand royalties for VP8 patents. Google has also said that there are no known patent violations in VP8, and no one has brought fort…
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Quote: Originally Posted by insike Your attacks fail miserably again. Opera isn't open-source! It's about open standards, not about source code. If that were truly the case then they would be supporting H.264 which is an OPEN STANDARD from ISO…
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Quote: Originally Posted by geezmo List of WebM suporters: http://www.webmproject.org/about/supporters/ Nearly half of the "software" supporters of WebM I've never heard. Most of the other half *license H.264/AVC*, here's a list of them: A…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AdonisSMU ...I would rather this be hashed out in court so we can see who is doing what. I don't know why MPEG hasn't already been looking into patent infringements beforehand. What was the logic behind them not alread…
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Quote: Originally Posted by baazz Its not about money its not about royalty fees its not about openness its not about quality Its the DATA stupid! YOUR data! Google has the best search algorithm BUT it is useless if data …