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Apple Launches New Legal Attack On Samsung

Posted by samzenpus on from the history-repeating dept.

walterbyrd writes "Apple Inc has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung Electronics Co Ltd from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, alleging patent violations. In a suit filed last week in San Jose, Apple said the Galaxy Nexus infringes on patents underlying features customers expect from its products. Those include the ability to unlock phones by sliding an image and to search for information by voice."

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  1. Apple is anticompetitive at its core. by andydread · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is purely anticompetitive on Apple's part. What is so despicable is that Apple relies on the IP of others. They built their current business on the backs of BSD developers/open source software. Those same developers are now at risk from getting SUED by apple over software patents. The hypocrisy of this company is astounding. They are trying to remove open source from the marketplace. They want to own all code. Its pathetic really. You write some code on your computer that is completely different from anything Apple has written. Your code becomes successful then here comes Apple trying to sue you out of the marketplace. Its incredible despicable and wholly egregious. Will I ever recommend another Apple product after seeing these practices? NO. I fully expect them to sue ANY linux distribution if it ever gets any decent marketshare. Both Microsoft and Apple HATE open source and this is their way to kill it. Will it work? who knows.