Sachin=GOD Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 You've lost it on this topic. :cantstop: actually he's right. If these companies thought that Microsoft wasn't doing much on a touch OS for a tablet then why didn't they themselves make an OS - after all, as they said, Apple did it so why couldn't they? they are simply shifting the blame to Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 actually he's right. If these companies thought that Microsoft wasn't doing much on a touch OS for a tablet then why didn't they themselves make an OS - after all' date=' as they said, Apple did it so why couldn't they? they are simply shifting the blame to Microsoft.[/quote'] Why do you look at the article as "blaming" MS? None of those companies make an OS. They are hardware companies. Let me summarize the article for you - In order to make a revolutionary product you need to have complete end-to-end control. Something what Alan Kay said years ago in to 70s. The article is a fascinating insight on innovation as a whole and not a MS bashing article. I discussed this with many people and none of them viewed it as you two are looking at it. Btw, MS has already resigned to that thought process by now producing their own hardware. If rumors are to be believed they also have their own Windows Phone in production. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Forgot you are an apple fan boy :hatsoff: A fan boy who recommends a Windows machine to a fellow poster and then slams Apple's patent wars. You already have your jaundice eyed glasses while discussing anything related to Apple. Why get into a discussion in the first place then? Oh, You are a Sachin fan boy too if one is to be believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Apple finally gets its patent on a rectangle with rounded corners Total sh!t !!! :facepalm: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1701443/USD670286S1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 when dexter is mad at apple u know they totally ***ed up :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Microsoft patents spying on you with your TV's camera and fining you if there are too many people watching http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/this-kinect-patent-is-terrifying-wants-to-charge-you-for-license-violation/ Basically, when you buy or rent something like a movie, you’ll only be granted a “license” for a certain number of people to watch it. If Kinect detects more people in the room than you had a licence for, it can stop the movie, and even charge you extra. So if Microsoft has its way, you won’t just be renting movies any more. You’ll have to decide how many people are watching, and no doubt pay more. And if one extra person turns up to your movie night? So help you God, you are going to pay. Look at this chewtiyatic patent by Microsoft ... disgusting! http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220120278904%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20120278904&RS=DN/20120278904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/11/11HTC-and-Apple-Settle-Patent-Dispute.html TAIPEI, Taiwan and CUPERTINO, California—November 10, 2012—HTC and Apple® have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a ten-year license agreement. The license extends to current and future patents held by both parties. The terms of the settlement are confidential. “HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC. “We are glad to have reached a settlement with HTC,” said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. “We will continue to stay laser focused on product innovation.” :hatsoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/11/11HTC-and-Apple-Settle-Patent-Dispute.html :hatsoff: i guess apple is the winner :king: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 nb0GrTdFS8M :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Apple Pays Swiss Federal Railways $21 Million For Clock Icon http://mashable.com/2012/11/11/apple-licenses-clock-icon/ At the time, the terms of the deal were unknown, but now local Swiss publication Tages-Anzeiger reports hearing from sources that Apple paid about $21 million for the right to license the clock’s design for use on the iPad. That’s a small fee for a company with more than $100 billion in cash, but it’s symbolic that Apple is willing to quickly make amends and license intellectual property. :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well done. There are a lot of things Apple needs to make amends on. One and the top most is blocking technological growth and competition by patenting general things like rounded corners. Apple needs to grow up a little and instead of patenting everything they need to concentrate on what makes Apple a great brand - innovation. Apple can and Apple should play the leader of the tech industry and lead us to more jaw dropping innovations as they have done in the past. Right now they are too busy blocking the way behind them so that no one else can walk that path they discovered with silly things like one point slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 some apple product killed DomainK's cat :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Windows Head Steven Sinofsky to Leave Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Nov12/11-12AnnouncementPR.aspx Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky will be leaving the company and that Julie Larson-Green will be promoted to lead all Windows software and hardware engineering. Tami Reller retains her roles as chief financial officer and chief marketing officer and will assume responsibility for the business of Windows. Both executives will report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. These changes are effective immediately. “I am grateful for the many years of work that Steven has contributed to the company,” Ballmer said. “The products and services we have delivered to the market in the past few months mark the launch of a new era at Microsoft. We’ve built an incredible foundation with new releases of Microsoft Office, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Surface, Windows Server 2012 and ‘Halo 4,’ and great integration of services such as Bing, Skype and Xbox across all our products. To continue this success it is imperative that we continue to drive alignment across all Microsoft teams, and have more integrated and rapid development cycles for our offerings.” “It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company,” Sinofsky said. Since 1993, Larson-Green has worked on and led some of the most successful products for Microsoft, including the user experiences for early versions of Internet Explorer, and helped drive the thinking behind the refresh of the user experience for Microsoft Office. For Windows 7 and Windows 8 she was responsible for program management, user interface design and research, as well as development of all international releases. She has a master's degree in software engineering from Seattle University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Washington University. In her new role she will be responsible for all future Windows product development in addition to future hardware opportunities. “Leading Windows engineering is an incredible challenge and opportunity, and as I looked at the technical and business skills required to continue our Windows trajectory — great communication skills, a proven ability to work across product groups, strong design, deep technical expertise, and a history of anticipating and meeting customer needs — it was clear to me that Julie is the best possible person for this job, and I’m excited to have her in this role,” Ballmer said. Reller joined Windows in 2007 from the Microsoft Dynamics Division where she held a number of leadership positions. She began her career in technology at Great Plains Software in 1984 while still in college, and was the company’s chief financial officer at the time the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2001. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Minnesota State University Moorhead and an MBA from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. In her expanded role she will assume the lead in driving business and marketing strategy for Windows devices, including Surface and partner devices, in addition to her current marketing and finance responsibilities. Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Apple could get $6 to $8 for every smartphone HTC sells A new 10 year patent licensing deal came in effect two days ago between Apple and HTC. However details on what the benefits for either side might be weren't given at the time. Shaw Wu, analyst at Sterne Agee, reckons Apple could be generating between $6 and $8 per sold HTC smartphone, which when put together with the shipment estimate of 30 to 35 million HTC devices in 2013 could mean anywhere between $180 and $280 million going Apple's way. An unnamed Wall Street Journal source has collaborated that HTC will indeed be paying Apple undisclosed licensing fees, making the $6 to $8 per device estimate all the more believable. Shaw Wu hypothesizes that Apple could use the HTC deal as a template, with which to approach other companies it has active patent litigation wars with, such as Samsung and Motorola. Of course, analysts are often off-target and this could all turn out incorrect or false altogether, so take it with a pinch of salt. SRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Currently dealing with my Macbook air's fan problems :wall: Not happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 What problem? :dontknow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 What problem? :dontknow: fan which cools his lappy not fanboy :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-microsoft-google-trial-idUSBRE8AK03B20121121 A Google expert witness testified on Tuesday that Microsoft will make roughly $94 billion in revenue through 2017 from its Xbox game console and Surface tablet that use Google's patented wireless technology. Michael Dansky, an expert for Google's Motorola Mobility unit, testified on the last day of a high stakes trial over patents between Microsoft and Google in Seattle. The $94 billion figure he cited also includes a wireless adapter that Microsoft no longer sells. It was not clear how far back he was counting past revenues. Microsoft declined comment on the figure. The week-long trial in a Seattle federal court examined how much of a royalty Microsoft Corp should pay Google Inc for a license to some of Motorola's patents. Google bought Motorola earlier this year for $12.5 billion, partly for its library of communications patents. Motorola had sought up to $4 billion a year for its wireless and video patents, while Microsoft argues its rival deserves just over $1 million a year. If U.S. District Judge James Robart decides Google deserves only a small royalty, then its Motorola patents would be a weaker bargaining chip for Google to negotiate licensing deals with rivals. The rapid rise of smartphones has sparked an explosion of litigation between major players disputing ownership of the underlying technology and the design of handsets. Apple Inc and Microsoft have been litigating in courts around the world against Google and partners like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which use the Android operating system on their mobile devices. Apple contends that Android is basically a copy of its iOS smartphone software, and Microsoft holds patents that it contends cover a number of Android features. In return, Motorola and some other Android hardware makers launched countering legal action. Before trial, Robart said testimony about patent license agreements between Microsoft, Motorola and other tech companies could be disclosed to the public, along with other sensitive financial information. However, the judge reversed himself this week and said he was bound by appellate precedent to keep that information secret. On Tuesday he cleared the courtroom and heard two hours of testimony in secret. During the open session, Dansky said Motorola's video patents are crucial to Microsoft and other tech companies, and deserve a high royalty. "You will have a difficult time selling smart phones or tablets," Dansky said, without Motorola's technology. Robart is not expected to release a ruling for several weeks as both companies must file further legal briefs. The case in U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington is Microsoft Corp. vs. Motorola Inc., 10-cv-1823. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Apple said to fire Maps manager after flaws hurt iPhone 5 debut https://twitter.com/BloombergNews/status/273486527542198272 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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