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Nokia Sues Apple For Patent Infringement In iPhone
AVee writes "Engadget (amongst many others) reports that Nokia is suing Apple because the iPhone infringes on 10 Nokia patents related to GSM, UTMS and WiFi. While the press release doesn't contain much detail, it does state that Apple didn't agree to 'appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property,' which sounds like there have been negotiations about those patents."
Who should be the first to tell Nokia they are in violation of a few hundred Apple patents as well?
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Hate Apple...
But hate patent trolling...
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Sounds like Nokia is trying to break into the sauce market ... 'cause I'm getting the impression they want to crush apple in court.
"Coming to a store near you Nokia brand Apple Sauce"
(Ok... bad joke)
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Apple could buy Nokia in cash and a bit of stock.
But seriously, why would they want to?
And if you read that article, you'll understand the real reason Nokia is suing Apple...
Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.
So I guess this isn't because Nokia have made a loss and want to hurt their biggest rival in the smartphone market?
I hope Apple countersue on the basis that Nokia has infringed app store patents, Nokia have even 'stolen' the visual style of icon Apple use (rounded squares with an icon).
Nokia and Samsung, because as HTML5 has shown if you have a standard everyone contributes to you end up with a bloated, inconsistent pile of turd that's a step back from previous standards.
Except it's more than Nokia and Samsung but at least it's not every, it includes Sony-Ericsson, HTC, Motorola etc. also. In fact, in this case, Apple is the odd one out because it didn't even try and work on these standards with the other mobile companies, it simply stole their work instead.
So how long has the iPhone been on the market?
This is so Neo-European... Replace the ability to innovate with litigation.
Whimps socialistes!
Yeah, and the basic principle in the IP industry is that those in the cartel establish standards that limit interoperability so that everyone else will have to pay up or be unable to make working devices. I'm Finnish and I don't like Nokias role in destroying the "information society". I accept that it's a broken system and it's the role of governments to fix it while corporations can only exploit it as best as they can. I still wish Nokia could stay outside this patent trolling bullshit. You're Finnish, not American. Cutthroat capitalism is not acceptable.
This simply means that Apple is killing Nokia in the cell phone market. NO ONE wants a Nokia phone, and the iPhone is incredibly popular due to its software, design, and intergration with itunes.
Nokia just cant provide a service/device anywhere near as complete or seamless as itunes/iphone. SO what is Nokia to do? They pull this shit.
This is the "Too Big to Fail" mentality. Nokia, cant make a product good enough to earn their companies existance, so they are going to go after Apple in court.
Nokia clearly has shit management, shit designs, and shit ideas.... Activate the lawyers as a last resort!
Pathetic.
This isn't about the patents. This is about Nokia seeing their lucrative smart phone market get a serious bite taken out of it and digging through their patent portfolio to try to find a way to stifle competition.
Yes. I never would have guessed that it'd be Nokia that created the "iPhone killer" (or that it'd come in the form of court documents).
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....the 4th or 5th story lately of Apple infringing patents?
Yup, they seem like quite an upstanding and benevolent company.
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