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SeaKing · 03-30-2012, 01:42 PM

Apple's War on Android
By Paul M. Barrett on March 29, 2012
Bloomberg Business Week, Technology

Our eReaders, Apple and Android based, but especially Android are at risk because of Apple's over litigating bullying. Perhaps success goes hand in hand with grinding everyone else into dust, or maybe it is that grinding everyone into dust brings Apple success. I think Apple's moto must be 'If your technology is losing out, then send in the lawyers.' Microsoft did the same thing.

"The clash reflects life in the tech big leagues: Apple sharply reminding a formidable rival who’s boss. At the same time, Apple v. Samsung is remarkable for its scale. The combatants barely notice the millions of dollars in legal expenses they’re each spending annually to flog the other in an epic struggle that will surely test their multibillion-dollar symbiotic relationship. The battle also signals a broader conflict pitting Apple against multiple mobile-device manufacturers in some three dozen legal and regulatory actions pending in 10 countries. Beyond Samsung, Apple’s notable antagonists include Motorola Mobility (MMI) and HTC (2498). As Silicon Valley sophisticates underscore, however, the phone and tablet makers are mere proxies for another foe—Android, the operating system Google (GOOG) gives away to manufacturers."
more--
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-on-android#p1

The vast amounts of money spent fighting technological advances and product sales on piddling details like "a rectangle shape" is hurting the smaller manufacturers, and thereby the consumer like myself.

On the scale of bullies as well as company valuation, Apple is the biggest.

03-30-2012, 01:42 PM	#1
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	Apple's War on Android Apple's War on Android By Paul M. Barrett on March 29, 2012 Bloomberg Business Week, Technology Our eReaders, Apple and Android based, but especially Android are at risk because of Apple's over litigating bullying. Perhaps success goes hand in hand with grinding everyone else into dust, or maybe it is that grinding everyone into dust brings Apple success. I think Apple's moto must be 'If your technology is losing out, then send in the lawyers.' Microsoft did the same thing. "The clash reflects life in the tech big leagues: Apple sharply reminding a formidable rival who’s boss. At the same time, Apple v. Samsung is remarkable for its scale. The combatants barely notice the millions of dollars in legal expenses they’re each spending annually to flog the other in an epic struggle that will surely test their multibillion-dollar symbiotic relationship. The battle also signals a broader conflict pitting Apple against multiple mobile-device manufacturers in some three dozen legal and regulatory actions pending in 10 countries. Beyond Samsung, Apple’s notable antagonists include Motorola Mobility (MMI) and HTC (2498). As Silicon Valley sophisticates underscore, however, the phone and tablet makers are mere proxies for another foe—Android, the operating system Google (GOOG) gives away to manufacturers." more-- http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-on-android#p1 The vast amounts of money spent fighting technological advances and product sales on piddling details like "a rectangle shape" is hurting the smaller manufacturers, and thereby the consumer like myself. On the scale of bullies as well as company valuation, Apple is the biggest.