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> Any clue why Apple is beating around the bush and not going after the main source Because Google is not actually doing anything infringing. Google is writin
by azakai 16y ago
> Any clue why Apple is beating around the bush and not going after the main source
Because Google is not actually doing anything infringing.
Google is writing code, but software patents in the US do not apply to abstract code. They apply to specific devices. So if a patent is being infringed, it is done by the phone manufacturers and shippers, and not Google.
If that sounds odd, then it is, but that is how the patent system currently works.
- warfangle 16y agoAlso, the button layout that they complain about isn't necessarily stock android. It's a UI modification Samsung put on top of things. This is stick android 2.3, for example: http://www.itsagadget.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Android-2.3-Home-Screen.jpg http://www.itsagadget.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/...