Motorola Seeks Ban On Macs, iPads, and iPhones

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @07:57AM from the another-day-another-patent-battle dept.

bonch writes "Google-owned Motorola is asking the International Trade Commission to ban every Apple device that uses iMessage, based on a patent issued in 2006 for 'a system for providing continuity between messaging clients.' Motorola also claims that banning Macs and iPhones won't have an impact on U.S. consumers. They say, 'With so many participants in the highly competitive Wireless communication, portable music, and computer market, it is unlikely that consumers would experience much of an impact if the requested exclusion orders were obtained.' The ITC has yet to make a decision."

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rollin.. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-19 08:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Re:Like who again? by BasilBrush · 2012-09-19 09:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I do find these homophobic analogies odd. Are people here really so limited with their descriptive abilities that this is the best we can come up with? If you're happy with it why stop there, you can probably throw a racist element in too.