Apple Sues HTC Again Over Patents

recoiledsnake writes "Apple is suing HTC again over patent infringement. Apple is adding two new patents to the 20 included in the earlier case while adding additional details to two patents included previously. Although Android is not mentioned in any of the court documents, many of the patent infringement complaints refer to the software rather than the hardware that HTC manufactures, leading to speculation that Google is the real target, especially considering that Android sales are surpassing the iPhone's. With HTC countersuing Apple, Microsoft siding with HTC over Android, and Apple trying to stop import of Nokia phones, it seems like Apple has set off a patent Armageddon in the mobile space."

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Apple getting told again

[Anonymous Coward]

Yellow screens, "difficulty" making white phones, can't even add a wallpaper to a "3G" phone, flash 10.1 released for all other phones. All this and they are screaming "patents" like SCO did for "copyrights" on Linux.

Looks like you applefags sure got told again

Re:in re Bilski

[TheGeniusIsOut]

If math cannot be patented, then digital logic, which is binary mathematics, cannot be patented, which makes hardware unpatentable as well. Of course, anyone so inclined, and with sufficient knowledge, can describe anything in mathematical terms, which by that logic would thus invalidate all patents. Certainly, since the one of the foundations of quantum theory is the many worlds hypothesis, which is mathematical in nature, states that all possibilities occur somewhere in the multiverse, all things are also prior art.

It got modded to +4 Insightful

[Anonymous Coward]

It got modded to +4 Insightful because it's defending

a) Apple
b) Software patents

There's a lot of astroturf and libertarian nuts in slashdot.

Re:YAWN

[drinkypoo]

The iPhone vs. Android flamebait stories are getting real fucking boring, guys.

The people whining about iPhone stories are getting real fucking boring, guy.

iOS vs. Android is nothing less than a battle for the hearts and minds of consumers. Which will win, the locked down environment with the most candy coating, or the Free Software, Open Standards competitor? Personally, I find it relevant enough to follow.