German court hands Apple victory over Motorola on "slide to unlock" patent

2. Whateverman posted on 16 Feb 2012, 14:24 16 3

What are you gonna say when Apple gets the patent on oxygen?

7. ardent1 posted on 16 Feb 2012, 14:49 2 16

Okay, you're a hater.

31. Sniggly posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:58 7 4

Whateverman's a hater because he's pointing out how ridiculously overly broad a patent on any slide to unlock gesture is?

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5. protozeloz posted on 16 Feb 2012, 14:38 0 0

Samsung got away on other cases and the patent even got invalidated but this can turn in a different way so its news

53. anywherehome posted on 16 Feb 2012, 23:46 1 1

DIE APPLE!!!

57. MEeee posted on 17 Feb 2012, 09:13 0 0

All their families have iPhones, Motorola have no chance.

60. bizwiz posted on 18 Feb 2012, 04:48 0 0

Some here are missing the big picture "slide to unlock" is in fact a "drag and drop" feature, so the Apple patent should have been invalidated from the start.

8. sprockkets posted on 16 Feb 2012, 14:50 1 1

I also got a big kick out of this, in that version 3.0 and thus 4.0 aren't' infringing, but of course, apple redid the patent to be even more vague so as to get android again in the US lawsuit.

DIAF apple.

10. ardent1 posted on 16 Feb 2012, 15:01 2 16

So why didn't you invent that since you are so damn smart?

18. biophone posted on 16 Feb 2012, 16:22 4 2

Don't be mad at the player (apple) be mad at the game (german court system). Your right its a terrible lawsuit but the court system in germany is letting them get away with it.

22. protozeloz posted on 16 Feb 2012, 16:44 1 2

German court has to fail in favor of someone if the lawyer at apple side have a argument they have to fail in favor of them same as a murderer who everyone knows has gone serial yet evidence is not enough.

Personally not mad at apple just find the patents to be dumb and selfish , I'm an advocate of IP sharing without IP from rim Nokia Samsung and moto the iPhone won't be the same ,yet their IP is of reach from others even if those others have added their IP on top of it. The IP is so vague it fits anything. But things reach a limit eventually will settle down, just hope the damage done is not big for any of our favorite OS's

26. tedkord posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:31 6 2

Yes. Don't be mad at defense lawyers who get murderers off with lies and faked evidence, be mad at the system that allows it. Don't blame the slave owners in the early days of the US, slavery was legal. Blame the laws.

What a tard philosophy. Be mad at the system, and at the unethical creeps who exploit it. They're both worthy of our hatred.

While we're at it, I suppose we shouldn't blame the patent trolls in China who are getting ipads banned. They're just playing the game.

27. remixfa posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:37 3 5

the patent trolls in China??? lookout you mean that large tech company in chin that patented the ipad name back in 2001 and when apple infringed on it they tried to make a deal with apple.... to only have apple spit at them and go on using the name without paying a cent.

yup.. its definately their fault.... huh?

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37. biophone posted on 16 Feb 2012, 19:18 0 0

The defense lawyers are just doing their jobs. If they knew the evidence was faked that goes against the game and makes them criminals. The game in the scenario the courts should of recognized the evidence was fake and reprimanded them. The lawyers weren't playing within the confines of this game. Apple is playing within the confines of the game and didn't fake any patents.
And I don't blame slave owners they didn't do it because their evil they did it because thats how they were raised and didn't know any better. Society was to blame for making them that way.
And remix got the third point for me thanks

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25. k1ng617 posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:23 0 0

I would dread having to borrow your phone then

20. taz89 posted on 16 Feb 2012, 16:39 0 0

all they have to do is change the lockscreen...against samsung apple failed to use this same patent in the Dutch court as there was no predefined path where as in the moto lockscreen there is a predefined path..as silly as this is it is a easy work around,make the lockscreen like the zooms as the judge agreed the zoom did not infring this patent lockscreen so they will be fine and no need to pay settlement and i dont think apple even would want to settle for payment,apple dont want to share.

24. Mario1017 posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:15 0 0

lol moto wont have to pay anything to apple, a little (VERY LITTLE) system update could change the lock in a matter of days

32. Sniggly posted on 16 Feb 2012, 18:01 2 0

Gallito, Apple has a track record of asking for outright bans on any product whose parent company they sue. Granted, devices already sold won't be taken away, but Apple is trying to remove choice from the market for future customers.

35. gallitoking posted on 16 Feb 2012, 18:57 1 1

tell me of a product that Apple has prived consumer of. as far as I know the galaxy tab 10.1N is back on the shelf...please lets be real no one is banning nothing maybe preventing for a short period of time... but thats it...

41. Sniggly posted on 16 Feb 2012, 19:51 3 0

Okay, so riddle me this: just because Cobra *fails* at taking over the world each week in the cartoon G.I. Joe, does it make it any less despicable that they try?

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29. remixfa posted on 16 Feb 2012, 17:39 3 2

lol and you wonder why I've always called the German court a kangaroo court. it hops to the left then hops to the right..

38. biophone posted on 16 Feb 2012, 19:19 1 0

Its so true. They need some reform asap.

39. dreammixer (banned) posted on 16 Feb 2012, 19:25 2 1

You didn't think they were a kangaroo court when they ruled against Apple.

49. wumberpeb posted on 16 Feb 2012, 23:02 0 1

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

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52. biophone posted on 16 Feb 2012, 23:34 0 1

Yes he did

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23. gallitoking posted on 16 Feb 2012, 16:58 4 5

other than your personal opinion.. how you came to that conclusion... have you seen the sales number and profits lately... you honestly see Apple slowing to that degree that you are speaking about... remember this is the year of the redesign iphone... I know you hate Apple but don't lose common sense...

47. Johnny_Mnemonic posted on 16 Feb 2012, 22:11 0 4

Why is Apple offering a free case for all iPhone 4 buyers? A: It doesn't help with reception, but protects the iPhone when you throw it against the wall after dropping a call!

55. deacz posted on 17 Feb 2012, 03:17 0 0

remember how nokia was nr1? yea... funny what time can do

50. wumberpeb posted on 16 Feb 2012, 23:07 0 1

Dammit, I hate when Gallito is right but you are WAY off base jmoita2. Not even close. They sue because they can and they want to drive Android completely off the market. Hell, Steve Jobs would have loved to see that happen before his death

The entire company can go to hell for what they're pushing for, but they're certainly not doing this to "stay afloat"

59. Johnny_Mnemonic posted on 17 Feb 2012, 17:04 0 0

Why is the Apple still reporting record profits? A: Because iPhone users are just as oblivious to the looming recession as they are to the people around them!

40. protozeloz posted on 16 Feb 2012, 19:37 1 1

Whois is Giggle? Sorry but why are the others fault when apple is well know for taking others ideas and patenting stuff on things they haven't even produced?

44. dreammixer (banned) posted on 16 Feb 2012, 21:13 2 2

Hahaha loser

58. Johnny_Mnemonic posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:15 0 1

Why is the Apple still reporting record profits? A: Because iPhone users are just as oblivious to the looming recession as they are to the people around them!