{"id":386701,"date":"2010-03-03T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/apples-wimpy-patent-suit-is-proof-that-its-terrified-of-google-2010-3"},"modified":"2010-03-03T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T17:30:00","slug":"apples-wimpy-patent-suit-is-proof-that-its-terrified-of-google-aapl-goog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/386701","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Wimpy Patent Suit Is Proof That It’s Terrified Of Google (AAPL, GOOG)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple spun its patent suit against Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC yesterday<\/a> as a way to protect itself from having its technology stolen.<\/p>\n

That’s legitimate, and could be a good move for Apple on paper if it works out in the courts.<\/p>\n

But in terms of perception, it’s really the latest sign from Apple that it is terrified of Google, whose Android operating system is becoming a formidable rival<\/a> in the smartphone industry. This amid broader, intensifying competition<\/a> between the two companies.<\/p>\n

The biggest sign of Apple’s worry is that this is a war that Apple should be proud to win in the market, not in a courtroom.<\/p>\n

Apple should continue to grow its position in the smartphone business by being better than its competitors, out-innovating them, out-designing them, out-pricing them, out-marketing them, and out-selling them, using patents as defensive protection.<\/p>\n

Instead, it’s going on the offense with patents, not just products, which reeks of fear. As Apple blogger John Gruber reiterated yesterday<\/a> on his site Daring Fireball, “If you can’t beat ’em, sue ’em.” He added<\/a>, “I feel this suit against HTC is a terrible mistake.”<\/p>\n

Other symptoms of Apple’s Googlephobia:<\/p>\n