Honeywell Vs Nest: When the Establishment Sues Silicon Valley

An anonymous reader writes with this quote from an article at TechCrunch: "Honeywell filed a multi-patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs and Best Buy yesterday. The suit alleges that Nest Labs is infringing on seven Honeywell patents. Honeywell is not seeking licensing fees. The consumer electronic conglomerate wants Nest Labs to cease using the technology and is actually looking to collect damages caused by the infringement. Damages? Bull****. This is about killing the competition."

Comments

Re:Really?

[Hognoxious]

I total agree's you.

Re:Really?

[tgd]

Yes you can, you simply change the law. Patents are not inherent to the organization of the universe, and a compulsory license requirement would be in no way unconstitutional.

$1 billion dollars, per usage.

Compulsory license requirement met.

Re:Really?

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't it the dream of every company to kill the competition?

I think you mean "blow the competition away."

Thanks, Honeywell!

[mepperpint]

I had no idea these Nest Thermostats existed, but they look awesome. Now that I know about them I can go out and buy one and enjoy an increased quality of life. Thanks, Honeywell, for bringing them to my attention!

Re:the thing is

[sjames]

Personally, I liked the one about 'diverting' power from the home's electrical system to power the thermostat. You mean like every electrical appliance in existence?

Re:the thing is

[powerlord]

Personally, I liked the one about 'diverting' power from the home's electrical system to power the thermostat. You mean like every electrical appliance in existence?

As long as they aren't up to diverting power from "Life Support" things can't be too critical yet.