Toyota has it's ups and downs...very vigiliant. Good brand tho ya. But I'll most likely, on the tight edge, choose a BMW over Toyota/Honda. When it comes to J-cars, I prefer the better upper-class Lexus, Nissan and Mazdas.
More evidence that Android is a ripoff artist's fraud. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/15/android-as-a-lawsuit-magnet/ commentsAndroid as a lawsuit magnet By Philip Elmer-DeWitt July 15, 2012: 7:03 PM ET EmailPrint Not just patent trolls, but companies with a combined worth of over $1 trillion have filed IP suits FORTUNE -- FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller used the discovery Friday that Fujifilm has filed a patent infringement suit against Google (GOOG) subsidiary Motorola Mobility to ask why it is that Android attracts so many intellectual property lawsuits.He's not talking about patent trolls. They sue everybody, including Apple (AAPL).He's talking about publicly traded companies with multibillion dollar market caps. Fujifilm is the seventh to file a patent infringement suit against Android, joining Apple (market cap: $565.68 billion), Oracle (ORCL; $144.42 billion), Microsoft (MSFT; $246.9 billion), Gemalto ($6.52), British Telecom (BT; $27.02 billion) and Nokia (NOK; $6.89 billion).With Fujifilm ($8.47 billion), that's a total combined market cap of $1.06 trillion. Google's market cap, by comparison, is $188 billion.But the valuation of Google's enemies is not Mueller's point. It's the fact that it has made so many."The companies who claim that Google's Android infringes on their intellectual property are too diverse to believe in a conspiracy," he writes.By contrast, except for reactive or pre-emptive lawsuits filed by Android device makers, Apple has been sued in recent years by only two large companies -- Kodak (EKDKQ) and Nokia -- and the Nokia suit was settled last year."Does [Apple] do a better job at steering clear of infringement than Google does?," Mueller asks. "Does it do a better job at working out license deals or non-aggression pacts with others in the industry? Honestly, I don't know what Apple does because they obviously don't tell the public what their dealings with other industry players are like. But whatever they do, they show that the commercial success of a platform is only one of the relevant factors. Android's IP issues are not simply a function of its market share. There must be some more fundamental problems."As an Android user, Mueller says he is rooting for Google to address its problems more effectively. But based on its executives' public statements, he suspects they're in a state of IP denial. It's a provocative piece. You can read it here.
FOSS PATENTS THIS BLOG COVERS SOFTWARE PATENT NEWS AND ISSUES WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WIRELESS, MOBILE DEVICES (SMARTPHONES, TABLET COMPUTERS). SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 Companies worth $1 trillion are suing others over Android's alleged patent infringement On Friday it became discoverable that Fujifilm, a Japanese company, has sued Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility for Android's alleged infringement of four of its patents. So far, Fujifilm has mostly played a defensive role in patent litigation, bringing declaratory judgment actions or countersuits. But after trying unsuccessfully since April 2011 to work out a license deal, it became the eighth company with a multi-billion dollar market capitalization to assert intellectual property rights against Android in court. I have looked at Fujifilm's complaint, and it describes the scope of its four asserted patents in extremely broad terms. If Fujifilm really believes to have monopolized, for one particularly outrageous example, the idea of "a telephone that can communicate with other devices (e.g., a computer) over a path other than the telephone network", such as over WiFi, then its demands may have been out of line and Motorola Mobility may have been forced to take its chances in litigation. It's very likely that those patents will be narrowed dramatically, if not invalidated in their entirety, during the course of litigation. But it's too early to talk too much about the merits of this lawsuit. Claim construction and summary judgment will provide some more clarity between now and a possible trial. What I'm more interested in at this stage is a certain phenomenon. Android continues to be an IP infringement lawsuit magnet not just with respect to troll lawsuits (the trolls sue everyone including Apple) but, more importantly, lawsuits from large publicly-traded industry players. Apart from reactive or preemptive lawsuits brought by Android device makers against Apple, the only large companies to have sued Apple in recent years are Eastman Kodak and Nokia. Apple and Nokiasettled more than a year ago. That's it. But eight large publicly-traded companies are currently embroiled in litigation with Android companies (be it Google or its device maker partners) over Android's alleged infringement of intellectual property rights. Seven of those companies have brought patent infringement claims; one of them, eBay, has asserted trade secrets, a different kind of intellectual property right. If I exclude eBay (which closed on Friday with a market capitalization of $51.58 billion), the other seven large companies (all of whom assert patents, and a couple of them additionally other categories of IP) have a collective market capitalization, based on Friday's closing, of$1.06 trillion. Here's a list of those companies in chronological order of each company's first patent infringement lawsuit targeting Android: Apple (AAPL): $565.68 billion Oracle (ORCL): $144.42 billion Microsoft (MSFT): $246.9 billion Gemalto (PINK:GTOMY): $6.52 billion British Telecom (BT): $27.02 billion Nokia (NOK): $6.89 billion Fujifilm (PINK:FUJIY): $8.47 billion By comparison, Google's market capitalization is $188 billion. The companies who claim that Google's Android infringes on their intellectual property are too diverse to believe in a conspiracy. And I repeat myself: apart from reactive or proactive countersuits from Android companies, Apple doesn't face much of a problem with big-company lawsuits. Does it do a better job at steering clear of infringement than Google does? Does it do a better job at working out license deals or non-aggression pacts with others in the industry? Honestly, I don't know what Apple does because they obviously don't tell the public what their dealings with other industry players are like. But whatever they do, they show that the commercial success of a platform is only one of the relevant factors. Android's IP issues are not simply a function of its market share. There must be some more fundamental problems. Google's defensive abilities are admirable, but it can't fend off all of those assertions. I recently published a list of 11 Apple and Microsoft patents that courts in different jurisdictions ruled were both valid and infringed by Android. As an Android user, I would like to see Google address those problems more effectively. When I look at public statements made by Google officials, it sometimes seems that the company is, at different levels, in a state of denial concerning Android's intellectual property issues. 11 months ago, Google announced its merger agreement with Motorola Mobility. By now, it becomes clearer and clearer that this acquisition isnot the answer. If you'd like to be updated on the smartphone patent disputes and other intellectual property matters I cover, please subscribe to my RSS feed (in the right-hand column) and/or follow me on Twitter @FOSSpatents and Google+.
Com'on K-A, Apple's recent design isn't that orginial either, it's "heavily inspired" ( ) in Dieter Rams work at Braun, you can Google it and see it all over. Still, at least Apple took an old design trend as robb.. inspiration, unlike Samsung which plainly copies what Apple does: Samsung's Chromebox: Mac Mini: Samsung reminds me of Lexus, specially on their first years. Good quality, value, but shameful copies of the top brands. Regards!
I 100% agree there. "Inspiration" is what makes us innovative, as odd as that sounds. I would never assume nor expect Apple to create everything from scratch (great art is inspired by great art, great engineering by great engineering, etc.), however, you can see the passion and vision behind Apple's movement (focused, on track, revolutionary if not in one way, then another). Samsung is exactly like early Lexus, or for that matter, as I see it, they're the Toyota equivalent (pure mass, mostly well built cheap products of no cool-factor, then a "Lexus" division). However, they haven't earned a cultural phenomenon because they simply haven't earned it.... they follow what others have proved are "cool" and money making. As for Google, they've made a career about being in "all places all the time", and due to that business strategy, they can't innovate all or any fields, therefore they also see what works, and they enter in it after someone else has done the R&D (at least Mobile, Mobile tech, Social Networking (Facebook), etc.). Also, Steve Jobs and Apple cite Rams as inspiration. Google and Samsung in pure market-share/marketing driven fashion, would never cite Apple as the reasons as to why their business are doing what they're doing today. What Apple did, if you really think about it, is revolutionize the consumer. Microsoft launched the first "Tablet", but it wasn't what people wanted. If Apple was like Samsung, they would have released 10 versions of that failed thing that copied right off of it.... it was the wrong time, wrong take on the product. Years later, Apple launches what we now refer to as the "first Tablet", which isn't technically the first Tablet, but it's the first "Tablet"..... i.e the first of what we know as a "Tablet", i.e revolutionized and innovated what a "Tablet" should be, and what Samsung and Google, etc. all strive to constantly clone.
Hahaha, you're the perfect shareholder any company needs. I agree on Apple's coolness factor; which IMHO they do better than any other brand in any field, out there. Still, too hyped for my taste. Samsung... well, Lexus
No time for long discussions tonight but when I was choosing my phone I based my decision on functionality and performance, in the end my Galaxy S2 was superior so I went for that, and I couldn't be happier with my choice. I can see areas which apple are superior but that wasn't enough to convert me.
Lol. Well I choose wisely (and my other choices end up being either losers or going flat for too long). I tell everybody who asks for "investment advice". Apple is once in a lifetime. The one company that you can literally put your money in and enjoy a smooth ride up (stupidly low valuation due to the "haters" who like to scare people out of the stock, INSANE growth prospects still to come as they just release products and retail stores in emerging markets, namely CHINA, and a cultural following second to none in history, which will last as long as they don't screw it up, not to mention, generous Dividend [find another growth stock with this potential and a Dividend.... you won't, not to mention friggin' 20% of their stock price and market cap in PURE CASH). You just need to go long term on it and ignore the day to day Options movements. IMO, one day, when Apple DOES mature and stops being a growth company (still several years out at the very least), you have a fat Dividend, no debt, and more money in the bank to pull them out of any potential future messes. I think that when those days happen, all the Apple pessimists who just hate and are bitter at the success and the "phenomenon", will look back and think "damn, that was such an obvious investment I should have made". Of course, picking another product because you find it superior is totally fair game, Monster, no arguments there. I just think it's ridiculous when people bash the Apple company while in the same breath praise those who just copy off of it vehemently in such a second-handed way.
Quality/Effieciency is what really matters...that and the ability not to break if it falls on the floor
I think that's where Apple shines the most. I have yet to find a product that touches their hardware quality, both in durability and design, refinement, etc. As for breaking, that's a two way street. You want high quality feel and build? You gotta get glass (not plastic), therefore you sacrifice on durability a little bit, but the payoff if huge every time you look at, or touch your product. For a glass product, the iPhone and iPads are actually very durable, but of course, they are glass (a worthy tradeoff IMO, however your results may vary).
The iPhone 4S is definitely a tougher sell right now since it's on a 2 year old chassis (who else can sell a premium phone for 2 years and have it be relevant!). Though the hardware tactile feel, materials and quality are still in a league of their own (the catch is if you get a case to protect it, that point is moot, lol). I admit, I'm not a big "Mobile Media" guy, as I don't need a fancy phone so much due to my lifestyle and workstyle, therefore I still get more excited to buy a "Classic" i.e Macbook Pro, hehe. However, I can't wait for iPhone 5. I think due to competitors really leaching the Apple game, this will not only be obviously the best selling iPhone ever by a wide margin, but the most hyped up, and most watched of all time as well. Another thing, in my continuation of waxing poetic about Apple. It's really a beautiful thing, to hear seemingly millions of people always stating how they walk through a "dead mall" in their area, and then the Apple store is packed, excited shoppers in there, excited employees, etc. There's a "magic" to Apple products/experience that draws people in. It's something nobody else has like that, and then you have JEALOUS and lousy Samsung making commercials making fun of it (they want it so bad, but can't have it, so they make fun of it?). I support Apple for many reasons, but one is that the "magic factor", be it logical, illogical, whatever you think, is a wonderful thing to have, and hard to come by. It reminds me of how Disney used to be in their respective field.
Apple store on 5th Ave built with 15 instead of 90 glass panes. http://gothamist.com/2011/11/04/revamped_apple_flagship.php#photo-1
Beautiful. "But glass breaks too easily! They should build it out of plastic!" I wish Ron Johnson stayed around. This foray to JCP is working horribly so far, and it seems to be an ill fit for him, not to mention as the new "CEO who came from Apple", he's obviously getting his name trashed as if he could fix JCP's broken model. Hopefully Apple's new retail chief and their foresight will keep their retail presence as revolutionary and spectacular to the consumer market as it has already been.
This is hilarious. Judge: Samsung's Galaxy Tab Isn't Cool Enough To Be Confused With iPadSteve Kovach | Jul. 9, 2012, 9:30 AM | 1,422 | 8 inShare7 Email More A A A tinhtevideoA U.K. judge ruled that Samsung'sGalaxy Tab tablet does not infringe on Apple's iPad design, saying Samsung's product isn't cool enough for consumers to confuse the two. Here's the full quote from judge Colin Birss, via Bloomberg:"[Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets] do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.”Despite the Birss' harsh criticism of the Galaxy Tab, his ruling meansSamsung will still be able to sell the tablet in the U.K. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-apple-uk-ruling-2012-7#ixzz20zp9fxGM
And there's this. Some good quotes toward the bottom by someone and then Tim Cook stating how it isn't fair for Apple to be the "developers to the world". Apple granted 'the mother of all smartphone software patents' By Philip Elmer-DeWitt July 18, 2012: 7:53 AM ET 10 EmailPrint The effects could be "swift and lethal" says a pro-Android blogger From U.S. Patent No. 8,223,134FORTUNE -- Both sides of the smartphone wars agree that the 25 patents granted Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday contain some powerful legal weapons. One patent in particular -- No. 8,223,134: "Portable electronic device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying electronic lists and documents" -- stands out. It encompasses the user interfaces Apple designed for blogging, e-mail, telephone, camera, video player, calendar, browser, widgets, search, notes, maps and most importantly, a multi-touch interface. "Granted just today, the latest addition to the Cupertino-based tech giant's stable of intellectual property could be the mother of all smartphone software patents," writes Phandroid's Kevin Krause. "The effects could be swift and lethal." Writing from the other side of the battlelines, Patently Apple's Jack Purcher doesn't hold back: "In 2007, Samsung, HTC, Google (GOOG) and all others in the industry didn't have a smartphone with the likes of Apple's iPhone features. They didn't have the solutions that Apple eloquently brought to market to make a smartphone truly smart. Apple carefully and meticulously crafted a full end-to-end smartphone solution. So when the copycats and their followers whine in public and on blogs that Apple should learn to compete instead of initiate litigation – I bowl over with laughter."Writing from a relatively neutral corner, Wired's Christina Bonnington quotes Tim Cook's remarks at this year's AllThingsD: "From our point of view, it's important that Apple not be the developer for the world. We can't take all of our energy and all of our care and finish the painting, then have someone else put their name on it."
Guys I swapped my lumia 800 for a galaxy S3. Galaxy apps are tops no doubt...The battery Lumia was better...I fell Lumia touch and galaxy on par...Lucia is built like a rock strongest phone on market...signal Lucia better... Galaxy has awesome features and overall I say most advanced phone..My gut feeling from iinfo I got on windows 8 and a user of android...bb...ios...I think windows is going to surprise a lot of people..windows 7 failed because of restrictions in Bluetooth..transfers and sync but with 8 all that solved and it will have direct sub transfer ...
K-A: Lol one opinion. That's all. I could care less. http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/01/samsung-is-the-new-king-of-mobile/ It's funny...considering the fact that APPLE buys much of it's manufacturing equipment/tech FROM Samsung....hence APPLE needs SAMSUNG much more than SAMSUNG needing APPLE....APPLE just looks more fancy/luxirous on the outside...but quality and efficiency is what matters....and clearly Samsung wins on that level. Go on YOUTUBE videos and see the Apple iPhone vs Samsung Galaxy comparisons...Samsung usually wins on quality/performance...
Nice to hear! Unfortunately it seems that Nokia's glory days are numbered...unless they make an incredible comeback. Same for Microsoft, Windows, T-Mobile.... Hopefully we will see new innovations from all companies in the future.
