[Q] Thoughts on HTC "App Associations" to avoid Patent issue

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Friday folly: HTC changes U. S. Android phones to avoid injunction

I wondered about why they have "App Associations" and this does make sense legally.
Me, it's not a big deal (IMO: I think the patent is vague and over reaching, but I'm not a lawyer) and may be a clever way to avoid the issue.

Thoughts?

I'm on Scott's CleanROM 4.5 Standard (GREAT WORK by Scott!)

5 words and I will leave it to rest: **** Apple and their bu*****.

On another note, witht he advent of being able to use GSM on Venasaur, I wonder if their will be a rom out for the One X to utilize CDMA?

At first I didn't understand the reason for App Associations, but not I just have one question: how do the other manufacturers get away with it?

Originally Posted by couchmonkey

At first I didn't understand the reason for App Associations, but not I just have one question: how do the other manufacturers get away with it?

Maybe they pay Apple to use it

Can our dev's restore this functionality?

Clicking on a number or email and have it carry out the correct task accordingly.
Piss on Apple

Originally Posted by heleos

Maybe they pay Apple to use it

They do

Originally Posted by Snuzzo

**** Apple and their bu*****

Apple has an issued patent and is using it to make money. That's how it's supposed to work. I find it hard to blame them for working the system.

If you have a complaint, it should be with the "intellectual property" system itself, which (for patents) makes it too easy to get patents for obvious ideas (and too expensive to legally challenge). For copyright, it makes the terms far longer than necessary to encourage creation.

Originally Posted by mike.s

Apple has an issued patent and is using it to make money. That's how it's supposed to work. I find it hard to blame them for working the system.

If you have a complaint, it should be with the "intellectual property" system itself, which (for patents) makes it too easy to get patents for obvious ideas (and too expensive to legally challenge). For copyright, it makes the terms far longer than necessary to encourage creation.

The idea that they can patent something already being used elsewhere is pretty screwed up. That being said, this situation is still screwed up.

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They are dirty, but what major company isn't? What's even worse is they have used some the companys they have sued for development in the iPhone relm. Now that they aren't the majority (but close), they are lashing out more than ever