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> At the worst they will pay the cartels and move along - business as usual. No, worst case is that Apple doesn't see a reason to grant a license and effective
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
> At the worst they will pay the cartels and move along - business as usual.
No, worst case is that Apple doesn't see a reason to grant a license and effectively blocks the sale of HTC Android devices until they remove whatever it is that they're "violating" here (and what that is I have no idea).
- blinkingled 15y agoThat's technically possible but unlikely in this case. Apple violates S3 patents for example - HTC own S3 and if they refuse to license those then they could stop Apple from selling iPhones too - which is good ground for both to consider cross licensing in this case.
- dpcan 15y agoAre they already licensing S3 patents though? If so, would there not be a contract of some kind in place to stop HTC from just pulling the plug?
- blinkingled 15y agoIf they were licensing why would they be in court with S3 and why would the judge rule infringement - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/apple-gets-mixed-ruling-in-s3-patent-claims-before-u-s-itc.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/apple-gets-mixed-ru...
- 7rurl 15y agoIs it possible that Apple's patent suit against HTC is a retaliation against S3's patent suit agents Apple? And if so, would it make it pretty silly to be freaking out about Apple trying to patent Android out of existence?
- blinkingled 15y agoYou will have to look at the dates - specifically date on which Apple filed lawsuit against HTC and also when S3 filed one against Apple - before or after they were bought by HTC.