Apple sues HTC for patent violations

Is it just me or is that quote just a bit hypocritical coming from Steve Jobs? I bet there was someone who had the right to make that claim shouting at the top of their lungs at Xerox back in the 70's.

Apple a software company?? i thought everyone agreed that apple was a hardware company after the whole pystar vs apple case.

And then now apple is suing due to HTC stealing ideas from them. Well, wasnt it not that long ago that apple was getting sued for stealing Creatives ideas when designing the iPod.

Look, apple making this statement contradicts everything they've said and designed. And if you dont believe me, you must be a new mac user and havent done any research.

Apple is the new Microsoft. In fact, i think they are much worse.

Hypocrisy at its best
Look what Jobs has to say here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU

It's about time Apple started this process. I was wondering what was taking so long in the first place.

As for all the Mac haters, you're on the wrong blog. Go to Engadget or Gizmodo and spread your Apple hate somewhere else. One guy said that Apple shouldn't sue for patents they invented and just fight with innovation. Well, they did fight the phone industry with innovation and everyone just basically copied them. So if they innovate more and those companies steal/copy that then what?

Put your self in their shoes. You invent something, everyone starts copying it and making money from your idea. And not just something similar but THE EXACT SAME THING!

Corporate giant or not that's the game. Don't hate the player...

This story was a Trending Topic on Twitter today http://bit.ly/98RjsK Will there be backlash for Apple?

I'm suing Apple. I hold a patent on things with screens that fit in a pocket.

What people commenting here, and the "anti-Apple fanboys" over at Engadget don't seem to grasp is the fundamentally Apple is a software company.

Let me say that again for the anti-Apple fanboys"...

APPLE IS A SOFTWARE COMPANY.

Yes, they make hardware - but that's just a means to distribute and 'sell' their software.

The core iPhone hardware (capacitive multi-touchscreen excepted) was nothing special. It was the SOFTWARE and in particular the GUI/UX that caused it to become such a game-changer (and I don't use that term lightly, but accurately).

Therefore it's entirely acceptable, if not prudent, to lock down their ideas and designs - via patents - as that's the only real method available to them, for their UI/UX software designs and implementations.

So back off everyone bitching and moaning at Apple for this.

This stuff isn't just their 'bread and butter', but it's their CORE BUSINESS.

They must defend against the not-so-subtle attacks that Android, Palm, HTC and even Microsoft are throwing their way.

Google and MS are behaving like Chinese KIRF's... cloning and copying rather than doing what Apple to best... INNOVATE.

Without securing their software and UX - Apple have nothing substantial to differentiate themselves.

And as a professional games programmer for a worldwide leading games company - software is the key...without it you've got heavy doorstops.

Wow it is great to read about what the experts have to say. If this was Google doing the same thing everybody would clap their hands, and tell them how great they are because they are the "underdog". So because Apple defends what they think is their right, they are evil lol. Come on guys and get real, Apple has every right to defend their patents, you know that´s what patents are for o O

With every day Apple looks more like Microsoft. I really don't like this. :(

It seems like Apple and Microsoft switched sides. I own a MacBook Pro and a iPhone, but I loved my old HTC Orbit, too. Apple is starting to produce junk and is calling it inovation. Hello Apple the iPad is a giant iPod touch. And then they sue everybody that produces good cell phones, because they are afraid of them. If Apple is becoming a company like that I will go back to a windows mobile or androide phone from HTC, a Asus Notebook and will start buying my music on Amazon. Please, Apple stop this insanity. Fire your lawyers and hire engineers. I like your products but this is a really stupid policy.