Patent at the core of Android interpreted in Apple's favor
0. phoneArena posted on 29 Jan 2012, 19:37
The '263 patent, which represents important technology at the core of Android, has been interpreted by a United States Circuit Judge in a manner that will probably cause HTC to be found guilty of infringing of the patent...
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34. anywherehome posted on 30 Jan 2012, 01:23 11 4
die Apple!!!! you are not able to compete so you are just able to sue for a rectangle...
DIE!
44. deago78 posted on 30 Jan 2012, 08:34 3 0
Well they do compete pretty well, but I understand why you're angry. It will be bad for everyone if this goes through. Dropping competition is never good.
4. cheetah2k posted on 29 Jan 2012, 20:15 6 2
RAPI = API???
And this is what happens when you put technology on the stand to be judged by those not knowing WTF it all means.....
What's most important about this determination is not Android - but what does it mean for Linux and the term "open source" in general????
5. Lucas777 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 20:38 5 7
i think u mean RAPI = APIR if u read the last part in quotes…
and this judge graduated from yale undergrad and harvard grad so somehow i think he knows what he is talking about...
7. remixfa posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:09 12 7
can you tell me how graduating from a prestigious law school automatically makes you knowledgeable in tech and more importantly, in coding? Knowing how to interpret the law and knowing how to interpret similar codes are not the same thing.
10. Lucas777 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:23 5 5
basically i am demonstrating that by having an advanced degree in law from school such as those, he would be the most qualified to determine legally what terms mean as far as law goes.. maybe not in the tech world but in the legal world he would be the most qualified to interpret it
25. G2Noobin posted on 29 Jan 2012, 23:46 3 1
Unless he is bought out!! lmao you think people can't be bought! so innocent!
30. ardent1 posted on 30 Jan 2012, 00:17 4 0
It's also what he did after he graduated from Havard Law school.
"Posner has been called "the world’s most distinguished legal scholar."[1] He is the author of nearly 40 books on jurisprudence, economics, and several other topics, including Economic Analysis of Law, The Economics of Justice, The Problems of Jurisprudence, Sex and Reason, Law, Pragmatism and Democracy, and The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Posner as the most cited legal scholar of the 20th century.[2] (source: Wikipedia)"
37. thinking posted on 30 Jan 2012, 03:16 2 2
None of those appear to be anything to do with technology.
42. rf1975 posted on 30 Jan 2012, 04:39 0 0
Ok. leave him (Lucas 777). But if you need clarification from an expert look this link.
http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/09/update-on-itc-investigation-of-apples.html
I do not know weather Apple right or Rubin right. But If Rubin use this patent intentionally then its wrong. Because he was working on this 263 patent as a low level engineer. We will wait and see.
9. 14545 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:18 4 1
Unless it's a computer science degree from either one, I don't see how it's relevant where the F--- he graduated? A law degree is not the same as a science degree. And let the record show that I am in no way belittling his accomplishments, just discrediting an assertion that you made. Try again.
11. Lucas777 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:24 3 5
so he is not attempting to make a feat in technology.. he is making things into legal terms which i think he is qualified to do by going to such good schools and obviously receiving a good education
13. remixfa posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:34 5 6
bah, they all teach the same thing. i really doubt that you get that much better of an education between harvard and your local university. not enough to justify the expense though. its the experience and the ability to say you went to harvard that you are paying for.
And again, no one is judging his law credentials. you are a lawyer before you are a judge normally. That doesnt mean he knows enough about electronics to make an informed judgement on the matter at hand. And thats the issue.
17. Lucas777 posted on 29 Jan 2012, 21:52 3 3
u really do get a better education, even if u dont believe it… there might not be a big difference between the ivys and say georgetown or ucla, but there is a bg difference between harvard and community college
well if he wasnt informed enough, he would not be the person to make the decision then… i doubt he blindly made the decision.. but in my opinion, i would certainly want someone as qualified as him to make it rather than some other judge/lawyer who might not be as educated--as it appears this is a pretty big issue
23. Droid_X_Doug posted on 29 Jan 2012, 23:43 3 0
District Court Judges make mistakes all the time. That is why there is an appeals court and ultimately the Supremes to review the appellate courts. This fight ain't over yet. Although we probably have the reason why Google paid $12+ Billion for Moto's patent portfolio.... Its called an insurance bet.
Apple's tab for this fight is probably headed into the $200 million territory. Hey, why not drop $250 million on it. Then we can all be talking about a quarter billion pricetag. But this isn't even rounding error on a $90+ Billion pile of cash Apple has accumulated from screwing its partners employees or schoolkids around the country.
31. ardent1 posted on 30 Jan 2012, 00:26 1 5
And you wonder why Apple has all that cash for -- to defend themselves from people or companies who steal their ideas.
There is a saying in life: The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.
40. thinking posted on 30 Jan 2012, 03:23 5 1
steal their idea? You write a realtime API. I write another. They may do the same thing. What is the idea being stolen?
