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> Apple sued for patent infringement and that was about the extent of it. You're massively understating the scope and scale of Apple's war on Android. Apple tr
by sangnoir 3y ago
> Apple sued for patent infringement and that was about the extent of it.
You're massively understating the scope and scale of Apple's war on Android. Apple transfered patents to a NPE that sued Android vendors - possibly Google itself. Apple also spent billions on this war - Apple et al spent over $4B to outbid Google on Nortel patents, Google spent even more billions to buy Motorola and its patents, prior to that, Google had virtually no defensive parents.
- jonhohle 3y agoI said Apple sued over patents, you said Apple sued over patents. I think we’re agreeing.
- sangnoir 3y agoI'm quibbling with the phrasing of the last half of your sentence, as it's a bit of an understatement, no? > that was about the extent of it Apple didn't only sue over patents they already owned: they went out of their way and bought billions worth of more patents to sue with, partnered with patent-trolls who also sued OEMs on their behalf. So we agree, but the breadth and depth of Apple's actions was remarkable - they didn't just sue, they went to great lengths to do so.