{"id":383255,"date":"2010-03-03T07:17:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T12:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/?p=125880"},"modified":"2010-03-03T07:17:07","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T12:17:07","slug":"taiwan-why-apple-sues-htc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/383255","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan: Why Apple sues HTC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 2, 2010, Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit<\/a> against HTC<\/a> for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's user interface. The company is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of smartphones and in 2009 it began to shift its focus away from Windows Mobile devices, to devices based on the Android operating system, which is the OS for Google phone. The topic<\/a> climbed quickly on twitter trend and has become one of the most discussed issue amongst Taiwanese netizens, geeks, and tech-lovers.<\/p>\n

Where's the ground for infringement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dancing Hear t(\u821e\u52d5\u7684\u5fc3) disagrees with Apple's move<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

\u591a\u9ede\u89f8\u63a7\u55ce?? \u5169\u6307\u653e\u5927\u7e2e\u5c0f\u55ce?
\n\u73fe\u5728\u4e0d\u662f\u5f88\u591a\u624b\u6a5f\u90fd\u6709\u9019\u529f\u80fd\u4e86\u55ce?
\n\u770b\u4f86mac\u9084\u662f\u6703\u6015\uff0c\u6703\u6015\u624d\u6703\u544a
\n\u9019\u500b\u8209\u52d5\uff0c\u8b93\u6211\u89ba\u7684\u50b3\u8aaa\u4e2d\u7684 iphone 4G,\u61c9\u8a72\u662f\u73a9\u4e0d\u51fa\u4ec0\u9ebc\u65b0\u628a\u6232\u4e86<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

……Multi-touch feature?? Two finger control for zoom-in and zoom-out?\u00a0Aren't they common functions for cellphones today? It seems that Mac(Apple) is worried, so worried that it has to file the lawsuit. And this action make me believe that the mythical iPhone 4G won't have any new feature.<\/div>\n

0926252726 wonders why HTC is targeted at<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

\u70ba\u4f55\u4e0d\u544a\u540c\u6a23\u7528 Android\u60f3\u501f\u6b64\u7ffb\u8eab\u7684moto
\n\u9084\u6709\u8ddf\u7f8e\u570b\u4eba\u53cb\u597d\u7684\u4e09\u661f
\n\u4e0d\u77e5\u70ba\u4f55\u7f8e\u570b\u8ddf\u5357\u97d3\u7684\u4e92\u52d5\u95dc\u4fc2\u8ddf\u4f5c\u70ba
\n\u8b93\u4eba\u89ba\u5f97\u5f88\u5641\u5fc3<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why doesn't Apple sue moto. It also tries to rescue its business with Android OS.
\nAnd why not US buddy Samsung?
\nUS and South Korea's interaction make me sick.<\/div>\n

adigolee\u00a0also questions the legitimacy of this lawsuit<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

UI \u54ea\u88e1\u50cf iphone? Nexus one \u4e0d\u662f\u539f\u751f\u7684 Android \u55ce? \u7518 HTC \u5565\u4e8b?
\n\u5982\u679c\u771f\u7684\u662f\u56e0\u70ba\u5169\u6307\u653e\u5927\u7684\u8a71, \u7684\u78ba\u662f\u53ef\u4ee5\u544a\u5f88\u591a\u5ee0\u5546. \u592a\u591a\u4eba\u5b78\u9019\u500b\u529f\u80fd\u4e86….
\n\u766e\u79d1\u6280\u7684\u6587\u7ae0 \u8dd1 Windows 7 \u7684 iPad\uff1f\u55ef\uff01\u5927\u5bb6\u5fc3\u7167\u4e0d\u5ba3… \u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u9019\u500b Apple \u544a\u4e0d\u544a….<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is there anything in common between HTC's UI and iPhone? Isn't Nexus One the original Android platform? It has nothing to do with HTC?
\nIf it is really the two finger zooming function, Apple can sue many companies, because it has been imitated by too many already…
\nSee this article from Engadget Chinese, a iPad running on Windows 7! see that?…<\/a> I wonder if Apple would sue this….<\/div>\n

Google's role<\/strong><\/p>\n

IriShcAFe predicts<\/a> that Google is about to enter the fight:<\/p>\n

\n

\u6574\u500b\u4e8b\u4ef6\u57fa\u672c\u4e0a\u662f\u91dd\u5c0dGoogle Android\u4f86\u7684,20\u9805\u88e1\u9762\u591a\u534a\u662f\u6709\u95dc\u8edf\u9ad4\u7684\u90e8\u5206
\n\u53ea\u80fd\u8aaa\u7f8e\u570b\u5c08\u5229\u5c40\u8166\u6b98\u7684\u628a\u90a3\u4e9b\u7bc4\u570d\u904e\u65bc\u5ee3\u6cdb\u7684\u5c08\u5229\u767c\u7d66\u4e86Apple.
\n\u9019\u6b21\u7684\u6848\u4ef6Google\u5f88\u6709\u53ef\u80fd\u6703\u5728\u80cc\u5f8c\u5e6bHTC,\u6216\u662f\u4e7e\u8106\u52a0\u5165HTC\u4e00\u8d77\u8ddfApple\u69d3\u4e0a
\n\u73fe\u5728Android\u958b\u59cb\u6436\u5360\u667a\u6167\u624b\u6a5f\u5e02\u5360\u7387,
\n\u4e5f\u5927\u6982\u662f\u70ba\u751a\u9ebcGoogle\u8001\u95c6\u5e74\u524d\u5f9eApple\u7684\u57f7\u884c\u6703\u4e0a\u5378\u8077\u7684\u539f\u56e0\u4e4b\u4e00\u5427.
\n\u53cd\u6b63\u597d\u6232\u8981\u4e0a\u6f14\u4e86,\u5927\u5bb6\u5feb\u53bb\u642c\u6905\u5b50\u8cb7\u96f6\u98df\u5427<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The whole issue is coming toward Google Android, the 20 patents are mostly about software.
\nI can only say that the US's patent and trademark office is stupid enough to authorize Apple these broadly used patents.
\nGoogle would probably backup HTC in this case, or it might consider join hand with HTC openly to fight against Apple.
\nNow Android is grabbing its hold in smart phone's market, and this is probably the reason why Google's boss left his position in Apple's Executive Committee last year.
\nAnyway, the show is on, get your chair and popcorn ready!<\/div>\n

Corporate politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

JasonQ regards the case\u00a0a typical legal drama<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

\u5c0f\u5f1f\u8a8d\u70ba, \u61c9\u8a72\u4e0d\u662f\u771f\u7684\u6709\u4fb5\u5bb3\u5230\u5c08\u5229\u554f\u984c\u2026 \u73fe\u5728\u4e0a\u6f14\u7684, \u61c9\u8a72\u662f\u5f88\u666e\u4fbf\u7684\u7528\u5c08\u5229\u8a34\u8a1f\u4f86\u6253\u58d3\u6575\u5c0d\u9663\u71df\u7522\u54c1\u7684\u6232\u78bc\u2026.
\n\u904b\u7528\u5927\u91cf\u7684\u4fb5\u6b0a\u5b98\u53f8, \u62d6\u5ef6\u6575\u5c0d\u9663\u71df\u7522\u54c1\u4e0a\u5e02\u6642\u9593, \u4e26\u85c9\u6b64\u9650\u5236\u5c0d\u624b\u7522\u54c1\u7684\u92b7\u552e\u4ee5\u53ca\u958b\u767c\u2026
\n\u7b49\u52303 ~ 5\u5e74\u5f8c, \u5c31\u7b97\u6cd5\u9662\u5ba3\u5224\u6c92\u6709\u9020\u6210\u4fb5\u6b0a\u554f\u984c, \u6575\u5c0d\u9663\u71df\u4e5f\u5f88\u96e3\u8ffd\u8d95\u4e0a\u81ea\u5bb6\u7522\u54c1\u7684\u958b\u767c\u4ee5\u53ca\u5e02\u5834\u4f54\u6709\u7387\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I think it is not a real patent infringement problem… What is playing now is the the usual drama of one company uses patent lawsuit to repress its enemy…
\nUsing infringement lawsuits to delay enemy company's new products from entering the market, and set restriction for their sale and development…
\nAfter 3~5 years, even though the court says there's no infringement problem, the enemy will never be able to catch up or compete with its innovation and market share…<\/div>\n

Xiao Sheng Sheng(\u5c0f\u6607\u6607) also finds it an ordinary legal case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

\u6211\u89ba\u5f97\u5927\u5bb6\u597d\u50cf\u628a\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b\u60c5\u770b\u7684\u592a\u56b4\u91cd\u4e86
\n\u5728\u7f8e\u570b, \u9019\u7a2e\u5c08\u5229\u6b0a\u5927\u516c\u53f8\u4e92\u76f8\u8208\u8a1f\u7684\u4e8b\u60c5\u662f\u5e0c\u9b06\u5e73\u5e38\u7684\u4e8b
\n\u90a3\u500b\u5927\u516c\u53f8\u8eab\u4e0a\u6c92\u80cc\u5e7e\u4ef6\u5c08\u5229\u5b98\u53f8
\n\u5c0f\u516c\u53f8\u9084\u6c92\u4eba\u8981\u544a\u52d2
\n\u4e4b\u524d\u5de5\u7814\u9662\u4e0d\u662f\u4e5f\u544a\u4e09\u661f\u5728\u6db2\u6676\u96fb\u8996\u4e0a\u4fb5\u72af\u5c08\u5229\u55ce
\n\u9019\u662f\u6b63\u5e38\u7684\u5546\u696d\u7af6\u722d\u624b\u6bb5
\nhtc\u990a\u4e86\u4e00\u5927\u5806\u7684\u5f8b\u5e2b\u4e0d\u662f\u53ea\u8ca0\u8cac\u5403\u98ef\u7684<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I think you guys treat this case too seriously.
\nIn US, this kind of patent lawsuit between big heads are common.
\nEvery big company shoulders a number of patent lawsuits.
\nIf the company is small, no one bothers to file the case.
\nRemember ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, ROC) is also suing Samsung over LCD TV's patents?
\nThis is a normal business competition strategy.
\nAnd HTC does not hire a bunch of lawyers for nothing.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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