• Apple sues HTC.
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[quote="Neowin"] Apple said on Tuesday that it is suing Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC for infringing on 20 Apple iPhone patents. The patents relate to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. Apple has filed the lawsuit with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware. “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.” At least one of the patents relates to "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image". According to the court papers Apple is seeking a permanent injunction that would stop HTC from selling devices in the United States of America. [/quote] Read more at the source including the filing: [url]http://www.neowin.net/news/apple-sues-htc-for-patent-infringements[/url] --------------------------- I honestly don't know what to say to this.
This is not going to work.
FUCKING RAGE. I so want to kill Steve Fucks, that son of a motherfucking bitch.
"Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image" Yea right, lets patent turning a device on by applying pressure to a pressure sensitive portion of said device. How else would you unlock a device with no keyboard? Screaming "UNLOCK!!!"? :downs:
[i]At least one of the patents relates to "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image".[/i] Really? [i]Really Apple??[/i]
Haha, they just wanna bring them down. I say, good luck but it'll fail.
[QUOTE=Robber;20514819]How else would you unlock a device with no keyboard? Screaming "UNLOCK!!!"? :downs:[/QUOTE] Apple have that patent pending.
Surely that's going against all kinds of anti-competition laws? Issuing a patent for something as widespread as "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image" is really stupid.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU[/media] Remember this, Steve?
I think they're pushing it a bit. [editline]07:15PM[/editline] God damn it Steve.
[QUOTE=Robber;20514819]"Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image" Yea right, lets patent turning a device on by applying pressure to a pressure sensitive portion of said device. How else would you unlock a device with no keyboard? Screaming "UNLOCK!!!"? :downs:[/QUOTE] My LG Viewty got a nice little unlock button on the side.
Guys I wouldn't talk about apple that way, they have a patent pending about flaming computer manufacturers.
Quick HTC, file a patent for touching, go go go.
brb patenting "Expressing Anger By Performing Gestures At Steve Jobs"
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;20515052]brb patenting "Expressing Anger By Performing Gestures At Steve Jobs"[/QUOTE] But Apple wouldn't even want to copy that.
Brb patenting 'Patents of Any and All Kinds.' By the way, I want an HTC or whatever. My mommy had one. :downs:
Steve Jobs is a pompous douchebag and needs to fuck off.
“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions" [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8321058.stm[/URL] Reeaaal smooth Steve....
Apple needs to fuck off
[QUOTE=Dominik93;20514909]My LG Viewty got a nice little unlock button on the side.[/QUOTE] What's the point of locking the screen when you can unlock it with one button press?
my bad, was the other way round the the post a few above me confirmed
Something like this was bound to happen sooner or later.
[QUOTE=Banned?;20514822][i]At least one of the patents relates to "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image".[/i] Really? [i]Really Apple??[/i][/QUOTE] Welcome to the world of software patents [editline]10:14PM[/editline] Also most news sites are taking this as an attack against Android rather than HTC
Fuck Steve Jobs.
All these big tech company patent cases are pointless dick waving in the end, they just end up with a settlement out of court anyway.
So apple is doing nothing about the tons of design ripoffs shown everywhere all across the world, but HTC having a screen unlock function gets them on their toes? That's stupid.
[QUOTE=Tools;20519685]So apple is doing nothing about the tons of design ripoffs shown everywhere all across the world, but HTC having a screen unlock function gets them on their toes? That's stupid.[/QUOTE] Design rip offs?
[QUOTE=toxicpiano;20521412]Design rip offs?[/QUOTE] Look at the general UI and design if phones before/after the iPhone.
[QUOTE=Robber;20514819]"Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image" Yea right, lets patent turning a device on by applying pressure to a pressure sensitive portion of said device. How else would you unlock a device with no keyboard? Screaming "UNLOCK!!!"? :downs:[/QUOTE] It's not pressure based.
Almost every phone uses gestures to unlock the device lol.
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