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HTC One X Phone Held by Customs Due to ITC Ruling
zacharye writes, quoting BGR: "The launch of Sprint's flagship EVO 4G LTE has been delayed indefinitely and supply of AT&T's flagship HTC One X will be constrained as a result of ongoing patent disputes between HTC and Apple. HTC confirmed in a statement emailed to BGR on Tuesday evening that shipments of its new EVO 4G LTE and One X smartphones have been held up by United States Customs as part of an International Trade Commission investigation. Before the phones can clear Customs, the ITC will need to determine that HTC's new handsets are in compliance with an earlier ruling..."
Ever since they bought out Motorola Mobility and started owning their own Android manufacturer, they've been bullying other handset makers with proxy wars via Motorola and Apple. Why anyone still uses Android, I don't know - maybe it would be good time to switch to proper Linux-based mobile OS like MeeGo. Or they could go with Windows Phone 7. Both OS have received nothing but praise and have big companies (Intel and Microsoft, respectively) backing them.
I know Google wants to see return for their Motorola Mobility investment but it's just sad that they do it cowardly via proxies. They should at least step forward and admit that this is fully about them wanting to control Android and the smart phone market. Of course, that would mean making the "Google" brand look bad, and that they don't want.
On that note, I find it really surprising that FTC and European Commission even allowed the Motorola Mobility to go through or that the other handset manufacturers haven't dropped Android yet. This will only mean problems to them and that should be quire clear to see. At least they should go with an OS that doesn't have vested interest towards its maker, like MeeGo or WP7.
It's clear that Apple is an evil company, bent on destroying its competition through incessant lawsuits.
Steve Jobs said he would attack Android with lawyers to his last breath.
Fortunately, Steve Jobs is dead.
Unfortunately Apple's legal team is still alive, and still fighting competition in the sleaziest way possible.
Every dollar that you spend on Apple products feeds this evil legal machine. Buying Apple products funds more evil than purchasing cocaine or even paying taxes.
I could even mistake the HTC logo at the top, and the bottom row of hardware buttons for an early ipad. Totally.
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sell these to Sprint knowing they would be held up at customs and possibly not be able to sell them in the US?
by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
Was able to order the Evo yesterday, but doubt I'll get it now. I'll never get it EVER NEVER EVER NEVER NEVER EVER H8888 APPLE!!!! Alright, I'm mostly kidding, but I did want my fucking phone.
I would boycott Apple, but they are preventing us from buying Android phones.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
Step 1: Create mediocre, over-priced smart phone to leverage absurdly loyal fan-base, using components from popular MP3 player.
Step 2: Claim to have invented every aspect of smart phone technology, and sue into oblivion anyone who dares to threaten your market share by creating superior products.
Step 3: Profit.
Can't find any info yet on the patent in question, but Apple had won a patent ruling back in December. HTC was suppose to resolve it to avoid an import ban. Here are the details.
If this is still the issue, thank god that the courts are there to protect inventors of such important magnitude. It's horrible to think that someone who could come up with the idea of parsing a phone number would not be adequately compensated. I can't imagine how much R&D Apple has spent in the process. An import ban is the only appropriate resolution.
BTW, in this legal case, Apple had sued for 10 separate patents. Out of the 10, this is the only one that the courts upheld. I can't imagine what the other 9 were like.
Which hand are they holding it in. It really does matter.
Hey HTC, maybe you can upgrade the last glut of ICS-capable phones to ICS before you worry about selling your latest and greatest to us? I thought it was a no-brainer that my fully-capable myTouch 4G slide would be upgraded to ICS when I bought the phone 8 months ago. My next phone will not be an HTC one, let alone a One X.
on the strength of their products. Well played Apple, well played.
Did I get the title right?
If Apple won purely on quality, and consumer demand, then Apple would need all the patent scams.
Apple zealots everywhere are cheering. Amazing how much other companies allow Apple to get away with.
I like my Macbook but I like my HTC Desire S and my Gentoo box more. Don't make me choose Apple.
If you were unlucky enough to put in a pre order for the Evo with Sprint, there's no way to get a refund. You're just stuck, with your money tied up, waiting for patent disputes that could take forever.
Only reason this is happening is because apple is a petty and jealous company that will do everything they can to cheat, lie, extort and bullie any and all competition into bankruptcy.
Apple knows that android based devices are cheaper, do the exact same thing their products do and are more open ended to let customers do more things on their devices. And they are scared of competition. So instead of improving their prices, improving their quality and letting the paying customer have more freedom with their device they instead try to bully android every chance they can.
There isnt a apple device that doesnt have a cheaper, better and more user friendly version. Most of them are based on android.
I do not and will not support apple. The only reason they are even in business is because they hit a home run with marketing and have managed to turn an entire generation into apple zealots who buy the products just because it has a apple logo on it.
Looks like I got my HTC One X just in time... these patent lawsuits (in some cases) are getting ridiculous...
I just realised my VoIP system is infringing on this patent too, you know parsing the data it is getting and then redirecting calls appropriately based on the structure of the number it receives.
Actually Apple should call AT&T. I believe they've been doing something similar since the second world war. That's a lot of royalties to collect. Bonus points for getting AT&T banned in America.