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Boston U. Patent Lawsuits Hit Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and Others
curtwoodward writes "First, we heard that Boston University — a private, four-year school overshadowed by neighbors like MIT and Harvard — was suing Apple for patent infringement. Well, sure, patent lawsuits in tech are an everyday thing, right? But it turns out this is not a one-off: BU has been quietly filing a barrage of patent lawsuits since last fall, all of them revolving around the same patents for LED and semiconductor technology. And the targets run the gamut, from Apple and Amazon to Samsung and several small companies that distribute or sell LEDs and other equipment. A couple of small guys have settled, but Amazon and Samsung are refusing. Still to come: Apple's response."
It's funny to see hipsters shitting themselves all over the internet. What, do they think the judge will measure the number of skinny jeans thrown into the pot? Hahaha! If we're weighing moral rights and wrongs, Apple choosing to evade taxes is definetely worse than an educational institution making them account for their misappropriation of other peoples' work, assuming that's what happened.
The sad thing is most of these fuckwits aren't even shareholders, and have nothing to gain by 'defending' apple. Go team fuckwit!
GF: I have to go study.
Mark Zuckerberg: You don't have to study.
GF: Why do you keep saying I don't have to study?
Mark Zuckerberg: Because you go to BU