I really, badly want to argue this, but a: yeah, my comment kinda sucked and I knew that when I posted it. I should know better than to post something that lame. b: while I have relatively strong opinions on this, I don't know the law anywhere near well enough to argue properly.
all I will say is that Google should have seen this coming as a definite necessity a looooong way off. By ignoring the patents they knew they were violating, they've basically invited the costs involved. You'd have to be either insane or retarded to expect anything else.
and lets be clear here: MS and Apple are not patent trolls. They're among the biggest companies that have ever existed, and are using the system that exists to protect their interests. Whether we agree with that system [neither of us, or many rational people do], fact is it's there and it's going to be used.
Google, in short, knew this was coming.
uhm. ok, that was an argument.
and I think Apple's current effort to block sales of the Galaxy Tab is utterly filthy.
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Date: 2011-08-16 05:28 pm (UTC)I really, badly want to argue this, but
a: yeah, my comment kinda sucked and I knew that when I posted it. I should know better than to post something that lame.
b: while I have relatively strong opinions on this, I don't know the law anywhere near well enough to argue properly.
all I will say is that Google should have seen this coming as a definite necessity a looooong way off. By ignoring the patents they knew they were violating, they've basically invited the costs involved. You'd have to be either insane or retarded to expect anything else.
and lets be clear here: MS and Apple are not patent trolls. They're among the biggest companies that have ever existed, and are using the system that exists to protect their interests. Whether we agree with that system [neither of us, or many rational people do], fact is it's there and it's going to be used.
Google, in short, knew this was coming.
uhm. ok, that was an argument.
and I think Apple's current effort to block sales of the Galaxy Tab is utterly filthy.