Dammit Apple Galaxy Nexus Injunction Granted

Apple can ban away. Look what happened with the One series and linkify. Google could sell the Nexus with no OS on it and we would still buy it. Why? because Android is open sourced and we can put on or take of what ever we want. Voice recognition? I've had that since my Hero. Slide to unlock? go the HTC way and "pull the ring to unlock". Apple did invent something, expensive toys and excellent marketing. Look at what the advertise, Siri and the Retina display and it sells just on that.
My thoughts are when the Nexus was released in America it wasn't a threat because Verizon favored the iphone. Most of AT&Ts customer base favors Android and Apple new with the One X the iphone 5 would have some serious competiton. The Nexus is now on Sprint and Verizon and the unsubbed GSM is selling for $350. Here comes Samsung with the Almighty Galaxy S III released on EVERY carrier. After the success of the SII, Apple has to use its only known tactic, and it's not innovation.
Maybe Google should close source Android for a bit, Apple stole weather, stocks, the notification pulldown, and making a folder is like having an app drawer.

Infekxion said:

Apple can ban away. Look what happened with the One series and linkify. Google could sell the Nexus with no OS on it and we would still buy it. Why? because Android is open sourced and we can put on or take of what ever we want. Voice recognition? I've had that since my Hero. Slide to unlock? go the HTC way and "pull the ring to unlock". Apple did invent something, expensive toys and excellent marketing. Look at what the advertise, Siri and the Retina display and it sells just on that.
My thoughts are when the Nexus was released in America it wasn't a threat because Verizon favored the iphone. Most of AT&Ts customer base favors Android and Apple new with the One X the iphone 5 would have some serious competiton. The Nexus is now on Sprint and Verizon and the unsubbed GSM is selling for $350. Here comes Samsung with the Almighty Galaxy S III released on EVERY carrier. After the success of the SII, Apple has to use its only known tactic, and it's not innovation.
Maybe Google should close source Android for a bit, Apple stole weather, stocks, the notification pulldown, and making a folder is like having an app drawer.

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People who flash roms might buy a phone with no os but most people wouldn't and apple know this and know they can hit android phone manufacturers where it hurts...the wallet.

You mention things like voice search and how you have had that for years well that's the point...if that is deemed to break apples patent you can't have it because google will remove it and you'll have to use an old undeveloped version. Same with data tapping, etc.

Apple are trying to make android a second rate rival by litigating to remove things iphone can do so that iphone is seen as the only user friendly phone.

Dave

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Funny how windows mobile had voice command years before ios existed. MS should cripple apple and demand it is removed.

Or how about it is an obvious idea to anyone, nobody owns it and everyone wins. Which is what should be happening anyway. Copyright your code by all means, but the idea of voice commands actually goes back to Star Trek. Maybe Roddenberry's estate should pay apple a visit.

Call and email the US Attorney General and demand an investigation into these shenanigans. They are wasting tons of our money abusing our courts.

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Keep calling them out for what they are, liars, thieves, and slave owners. Spread the word, encourage others to boycott, and help defeat these self entitled greedmongers.

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mistermentality said:

People who flash roms might buy a phone with no os but most people wouldn't and apple know this and know they can hit android phone manufacturers where it hurts...the wallet.

You mention things like voice search and how you have had that for years well that's the point...if that is deemed to break apples patent you can't have it because google will remove it and you'll have to use an old undeveloped version. Same with data tapping, etc.

Apple are trying to make android a second rate rival by litigating to remove things iphone can do so that iphone is seen as the only user friendly phone.

Dave

( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )

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Agreed. And iphone is less user friendly but get rid of the robot and what do you have?

I would compare crApple to Fisher Price, but I wouldn't want to insult FP!

The masses are conned into believing that their products are high quality devices that "just work". Funny how that couldn't be further than the truth. Just check out crApple's own forums. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of users with the same problems that never get fixed. Actually very funny to read.

Long live open source, long live Android!

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c5satellite2 said:

I would compare crApple to Fisher Price, but I wouldn't want to insult FP!

The masses are conned into believing that their products are high quality devices that "just work". Funny how that couldn't be further than the truth. Just check out crApple's own forums. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of users with the same problems that never get fixed. Actually very funny to read.

Long live open source, long live Android!

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They actually are high quality products that for the most part just work. Every electronic device has issues, and when you have millions and millions of people that own a particular device and some band together on internet forums to complain of course it is going to seem like they have a lot of problems. Truth is, only a small percentage of iPhone users have issues, Antennagate aside. Apple would not have gotten to where they are if they didn't sell very high quality products. I love every Apple product I own and can definitely attest to their quality. I will never, and I mean NEVER buy any laptop that does not say MacBook Pro on it ever again. I even loved my iPhone, I just love Android even more. Sure Apple makes some very questionable decisions, and really holds out on adding features to their products but that doesn't mean that the product they put out isn't very good.

_MetalHead_ said:

They actually are high quality products that for the most part just work. Every electronic device has issues, and when you have millions and millions of people that own a particular device and some band together on internet forums to complain of course it is going to seem like they have a lot of problems. Truth is, only a small percentage of iPhone users have issues, Antennagate aside. Apple would not have gotten to where they are if they didn't sell very high quality products. I love every Apple product I own and can definitely attest to their quality. I will never, and I mean NEVER buy any laptop that does not say MacBook Pro on it ever again. I even loved my iPhone, I just love Android even more. Sure Apple makes some very questionable decisions, and really holds out on adding features to their products but that doesn't mean that the product they put out isn't very good.

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Yet everyone I know with an iPhone has issues with it, and I know a lot of people with iPhones, yet they just put up with it. That should be their slogan... Apple "you just put up with it, cause someone told me it was beautiful"

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masondoctorjt said:

Yet everyone I know with an iPhone has issues with it, and I know a lot of people with iPhones, yet they just put up with it. That should be their slogan... Apple "you just put up with it, cause someone told me it was beautiful"

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And everyone I know has no issues with theirs... and I had none with mine as far as actual problems were concerned. Massive annoyances, yes, but everything worked the way it was designed to. The whole "Apple makes crap products but everybody things their great because Apple tells them so" argument is childish and comical. They have built a reputation for making quality devices because they actually make quality devices. It's cool that you don't like them, but that doesn't make them any less quality.

Infekxion said:

Apple can ban away. Look what happened with the One series and linkify. Google could sell the Nexus with no OS on it and we would still buy it. Why? because Android is open sourced and we can put on or take of what ever we want.

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wait a minute.....I like this idea.....sell hardware with nothing on it.....customer buys it, part of the initial powering on is to accept an over the air software install that comes directly from Google's servers. This way the hardware manufacturers as long as they avoid the obvious hardware offences....then Apple can't sue them over software features.

Force Apple to go after Google instead of haggling the hardware manufacturers. Because something tells me the reason they go after the little guys is because they know in a Apple vs. Google all-in case Apple would lose.

I seen an article that came out today saying the judge was calling appl absurd and childish idk but doubt it'll be banned

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_MetalHead_ said:

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Apple would not have gotten to where they are if they didn't sell very high quality products.
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This makes me laugh a bit. Not too long ago big Tobacco's companies were at the top, so cigarettes are high quality products then?
In this world if you sell BS or good stuff does not matter, it's all about marketing.

Btw, for those who still believe the poor apple is just protecting itself from nasty and bigger companies then take a look here, there's no bigger company all over the world:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/10/technology/apple_market_cap/index.htm

Samsung will destroy Apple now.

xdaid said:

This makes me laugh a bit. Not too long ago big Tobacco's companies were at the top, so cigarettes are high quality products then?
In this world if you sell BS or good stuff does not matter, it's all about marketing.

Btw, for those who still believe the poor apple is just protecting itself from nasty and bigger companies then take a look here, there's no bigger company all over the world:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/10/technology/apple_market_cap/index.htm

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Are you really comparing Apple to big tobacco? And you expect me to take that seriously?

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The sad world we've been living today..

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Gorjess said:

The sad world we've been living today..

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And it's going to get ever sadder as time passes by

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gunnyman said:

Looks like a Transformer Prime is in my future.

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Wait for the infinity IMO. The Prime is fantastic but at this point in time just wait :victory:

I have to agree with some users here, like it or not apple makes quality products. They also are great for ease of use (come on, how many non tech friends did you recommend the iphone too?, myself, a metric fucton. My own wife is not overly technical and therefor has an ipad.). Great product support (warranty, which you can even buy after the fact), and....admit it, great marketing.

I have never wanted an apple product myself. I personaly dislike Itunes, and I have never been a fan of their closed system. As a Pilot, I love my tech, my flightbag has always featured tech toys (pda, winmo, now Android for both phone and tablet). I have 4 kids, the oldest is 14 and his first tech purchase was a transformer prime, like his Dad he prefers tinkering with his tech.

BUT! Apple is very, very succsesful. Their products are popular for good reason. Second but, I have never liked Apples business practises, now....I despise them. Apple does not need to do what they are doing, competition is healthy and spurs inovation. Many people say science fiction spurs science fact. This is true, look at popular sci fi movies, and shows such as Buck Rogers, Star Trek etc and you will reckonize many of our current tech toys. Tablets / slates / pads......lots of examples. Voice commands / search....come on, lots of that. But Apple manages to get stupid patents like scrolling lists, changing screen orientation etc etc, thing that are either common culture, common sense, or both.

Apple makes great products. There are so many people that are die hard Apple fans I honestly believe they have nothing to worry about. Never mind ios vrs Android vrs windows phone, or " I'm a mac and I'm a pc". Apple helped speed up the mobile sector in 2007 - 2008, no one will ever argue that. Since then? Seriously doesn't matter, every Iphone released has been the most popular phone ever (single phone....not operating system or manufacturer). They do not need to do what they are doing. Apple should be happy someone woke up (Google / Android) and has continued to inovate......and move forward. Once again, competition is healthy and spurs constant inovation.

I will personally not support Apple financialy. I will also stop recommending them to my tech dead friends (Samsung S3's for them!). I cannot morally support a company that has stooped as low as Apple. They want to be the only tech Company out there, with other tech Companies happilly making components for thier products. They do not believe in competition, free markets, and most importantly, they do not believe in free knowledge.

Apple, your products in my house will be replaced with Android equivalents (My Wife wants an S3 and a nexus 7). I will no longer give you one penny, or reccomend you to anyone unless you start competing with inovation again instead of litigation.

That, is the real issue here, not the quality of their products but thier philosophy and business practises.





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jmitr said:

That, is the real issue here, not the quality of their products but thier philosophy and business practises.

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I have recommended iPhones to tech dead (lol) friends of mine in the past but no more. The gloves had to come off at some point and now I am going to bad mouth Apple (the company) if anyone asks for my advice...