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Apple sues Google..

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Well, its actually Apple suing HTC. But really, is anyone surprised?

Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/2010030...g-0de2eff.html

Apple sues HTC for iPhone patent infringement

Apple announced Tuesday that it had filed a lawsuit against HTC, maker of the Nexus One smartphone from Google, accusing the Taiwan company of infringing on 20 iPhone patents.

"We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it," Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said in a statement.

"We've decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours," Jobs said.

Apple accused HTC of infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the "user interface, underlying architecture and hardware" of the iPhone.

The company, based in Cupertino, California, said the lawsuit was filed in a US District Court in the state of Delaware and with the US International Trade Commission.

Apple has sold more than 40 million iPhones since introducing the smartphone in 2007.

HTC makes handsets for a number of leading companies and is the manufacturer of the Nexus One unveiled by Apple rival Google in January.

Apple is currently being sued by Nokia for patent infringement and has countersued the Finnish mobile phone giant.

Apple you fail.

wtf lol there going for more money wut tools lols
40million iphones is alot of fcking money if u ask me

Just shows the arrogance of Steve Jobs, thats like maple story sueing wonderking or latale.

It's like watching a game of monopoly.

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Originally Posted by MikeyG (Post 405217)

Just shows the arrogance of Steve Jobs, thats like maple story sueing wonderking or latale.

Completely Agree. Just because it uses the same parts dose'nt mean that it has the same content.

"it..might actually beat us, I mean, they care about their customers....they must be eliminated....Send in.... The Flying Monkeys...."

-Steve Jobs

Get on with time Apple!

Firefox didn't sue you for adding tabs in safari so what makes you think you can sue others for an "interface"...

You can never "own" a technology.. people WILL take ideas and develop more... they should know that...

I'd have to see the patents first to form an actual opinion, but at the moment I really don't care enough to look up the suit and then the patents, heh. Hopefully Wired or someone will break it down.

Assuming the patents are on their side, then they have every legal right to sue. Don't think it's right, but hey... what do you expect from corporations?

They have the right to file a suit whether or not the suit has merit, but that would probably mean sanctions for their lawyer...but that's neither here nor there.

The problem with patents is that they can be overly vague and broad. BT claimed to have patented hyperlinks, for fuck's sake.