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Steve Jobs' death clears way for Apple-Android peace talks

trparky

trparky

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Apple is reportedly negotiating with Android manufacturers to license its patent portfolio as it continues to pile up the ammunition such negotiations will need.

The news comes from the Dow Jones news wire, which talked to the omniscient "people familiar with the matter", and discovered that Apple plans to abandon its policy of all-out nuclear war with Android - a conflict led by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who was hell bent on annihilating Google's mobile operating system.
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Steve Jobs' death clears way for Apple-Android peace talks ? The Register
 
I personally see this as a good thing. This will lead to more innovation both by Google and their partners as well as for Apple. All in all, this is a good thing for the mobile marketplace and will further innovation rather than the usual "bashing over the head with a club" that we've seen as of late.

This will benefit Android a lot since this means (hopefully) that we won't be seeing the likes of the lawsuits we've seen in the past that resulted in Android phones being pulled off shelves due to some lawsuit.
 
If I was in the Android business, I wouldn't trust them at all. Even after Job's passing, the lawsuits continued, and maybe even rose. The patent wars, a proxy war for the mobile market war.

Hmmm... I hope that it is the end of this nonsense... there's been a lot of threads about the lawsuits, and I think the general consensus is that they are ridiculous.
 
It makes sense, they can sue for patent on XYZ, settle for getting some money each time a handset is sold with XYZ. They make money for nothing.
 
dan330 said:
apple wants $5 - $15 per device..

F them!
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I do believe that Microsoft is getting $5 per android device already, from almost every single manufacturer. I just hope the lawyers don't get a say in this, because as much money as they stand to lose, we know where they will be on the issue.
 
Why pay anything??

They copied somethings too.. It should be a wash.
Or pay Google $10 - $20 for each apple device
 
Oh I agree, it should be a cross licensing deal, no money changes hands, and everyone gets back to spending money on innovation.
 
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