Motorola Ordered To Recall Android Phones and Tablets In Germany

puddingebola sends word of a German court decision yesterday which found that Google's Motorola Mobility must recall all of its Android tablets and phones that infringe on Apple's patent for "rubber-band" scrolling. From the Guardian: "The dramatic decision, the latest in an escalating war between Apple and the smartphone and set-top box company MMI, follows earlier cases in which Apple had to disable automatic "push" delivery of email to its iPhone and iPads after MMI won a separate patent fight in Germany. The recall will not take effect immediately because Apple will have to request a ban on specific products and provide a €25m (£20m) bond, while MMI can appeal. However, the court indicated that it was unlikely that an appeal against the validity of the patent would succeed. MMI, with Google's backing, is expected to continue the appeal. The court also ruled that MMI owed Apple damages for past infringement."

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It couldn't have happened to a "nicer" company

[Miamicanes]

I shouldn't take so much pleasure from Moto's misfortune, but fuck it. Motorola are evil bastards, and they deserve to burn for their crimes against Android and humanity. A company that burns with such pure evil, Google's had to send in the entire Vatican several times to try and exorcise the company's senior management... and had to guarantee the Pope himself tickets to Google IO for the next 5 years to get them to come back after the casualties they suffered during last month's attempt.

I'd be *thrilled* if there were a recall of my old Photon. It's been dead to me since Motorola cruelly locked its bootloader back in May, and I'd love to get a forced refund to buy some nice, new toys for my new, open, non-bootloader-locked Galaxy S3.

And if Apple tried to force the recall of my reflashed S3, they'd have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Stop making stupid typos.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Look at the patent IS question."