IN the previous post we showed that Microsoft was still active in the area of patents, which the monopolistic company views as essential to its future as a patent parasite. Under the rather silly headline "Patents: an intellectual war" (it is a war of government-granted monopolies, not wisdom or ingenuity), we find some of the usual Apple apologism and Microsoft talking points, including:
“Yes, Apple is doing a lot to protect its rights, but in terms of Apple being more aggressive than others, I’m not sure that is entirely fair.”
A Russian blogger has asserted that the Samsung Nexus Prime smartphone and Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, are "under question" over patent disputes with no timeline for an outcome.
"It wasn't too long ago that Google's CEO still had a chair at Apple."According to Muktware, Apple carries on with its patents lust. "Apple Wants To Patent In-App Payment System," writes Neil Richards, adding that this "covers every method including in-app display of advertisement, which will directly affect Google. Google never bothered to patent the system. There are many prior art examples of in-app purchases and there are chances that this patent will not be granted. But, looking at the messy record of USPTO, anything is possible."
It is quite surprising how quickly Apple became a Google-hostile company. It wasn't too long ago that Google's CEO still had a chair at Apple. But with wealth and power Apple lost its ethics. It also lost its CEO, which means that an even worse patent aggressor (based on history) took over the helm. Google now openly complains about Apple's behaviour. ⬆
Comments
Michael
2011-10-12 20:22:52
That is absurd... even for you.
And funny how often you make accusations against Apple which you have no support for. Yes, Apple plays the IP protection game and sometimes even does so in silly ways ("app store" anyone?), but you simply are not able to make a coherent case.