Comments on: Apple Attacks on Android (and Linux) Continue to Summon Patent Nemesis http://techrights.org/2012/10/24/apple-litigation/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Michael http://techrights.org/2012/10/24/apple-litigation/comment-page-1/#comment-133690 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:21:34 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=63817#comment-133690 Not only is Apple not against open source, they make use of a lot and manage some large open source projects. The whole premise of this article is absurd.

]]> By: mcinsand http://techrights.org/2012/10/24/apple-litigation/comment-page-1/#comment-133681 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:13:27 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=63817#comment-133681 Roy, one of the nicest features of your site, when I found it, was being allowed to crticize Apple without messages being deleted or having a warning show up in my account. Sadly, very sadly, too many of the FOSS community are finding out how wrong they were when they were looking the other way… when they assumed that ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend,’ and so any company that is not Microsoft must be okay. Even more sadly, I can say that I was right in that a company that is as evil as Apple can’t be ignored, just because it has/had a minor market share. Several times, I was told forcefully that the major market share offenders are the ones to worry about, and I kept spouting back that, if you don’t deal with a problem when it is small, then you will have a real headache if it grows larger. Apple is that problem. When it comes to evil, anticompetitive behavior, and when it comes to anti-FOSS principles, Apple is the pro, while MS is just a lucky amateur.

In a good way, Apple is desperate, while, in a bad way, they know that they have to lash out with any weapon that they can muster. Apple cannot compete against Android on performance, so software patents, litigation, and injunctions are their only option. Again, they don’t mind taking and copying from FOSS, as we saw with Webkit, but they feel entitled to keep any benefit for themselves. Every one of us that purchases electronic hardware has a choice, and we need to stringently avoid anything with the Lemming-Logo on it… and I wish Mr. Torvalds would realize that pretty on the outside is ugly on the inside, especially when the purchase profits support evil. For people that value freedom, choice, and ethics, the Lemming-Logo should be anathema.

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2012/10/24/apple-litigation/comment-page-1/#comment-133680 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:15:45 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=63817#comment-133680 Apple has US monopolies on some bad or malicious ideas, e.g. disabling a phone remotely to restrict filming.

That’s the genius of Mr. Jobs.

]]> By: NotZed http://techrights.org/2012/10/24/apple-litigation/comment-page-1/#comment-133679 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:08:07 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=63817#comment-133679 “Apple’s bounce-back patent is also on its way out”

Oh god, I hope this doesn’t mean more applications start using it.

It’s the most annoying feature on firefox/android, quite headache inducing.

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