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____/ Homer on Wednesday 06 Jul 2011 21:53 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Kari Laine spake thusly:
>
>> On the weekend I was watching videos of Apple & Steve on YouTube.
>> They are very informative. I think FOSS people could learn few things
>> from Apple and Steve.
>
> Yes, like never to trust him, because he's a vicious, litigious,
> monopolising, racketeering, anti-freedom thug:
>
> [quote]
> From: Steve Jobs
> To: Hugo Roy
> Subject: Re:Open letter to Steve Jobs: Thoughts on Flash
> Date 30/04/2010 15:21:17
>
> All video codecs are covered by patents. A patent pool is being
> assembled to go after Theora and other âopen sourceâ codecs now.
> Unfortunately, just because something is open source, it doesnât mean or
> guarantee that it doesnât infringe on others patents. An open standard
> is different from being royalty free or open source.
>
> Sent from my iPad
> [/quote]
>
> http://techie-buzz.com/tech-news/steve-jobs-a-patent-pool-is-being-assembled-to-go-after-theora.html
>
> Then less than one year later:
>
> [quote]
> MPEG LA is trolling for organizations that believe they have developed
> or have overlapping parts of the VP8 algorithm. Those people can come
> forward and submit those claims to MPEG LA for evaluation (I have
> visions of a geek version of "American Idol"). Then the patent pool will
> decide if they want to make a patent claim on any and all use of VP8.
>
> ...
>
> I would think if MPEG LA had something tangible to protect they would
> not be issuing this open call. Plus even if successful in these
> assertions, they still need to prove actual infringements.
> [/quote]
>
> http://technorati.com/technology/article/mpeg-la-announces-open-call-for/
>
> Apple is one of the MPEG-LA's main supporters.
>
> Oh, and despite the name "MPEG Licensing *Authority*" it has precisely
> /zero/ "authority", since it's just a private company like any other,
> apart from the fact it's morally bankrupt.
>
> The DOJ thinks so too:
>
> [quote]
> Antitrust enforcers are investigating whether MPEG LA, or its members,
> are trying to cripple an alternative format called VP8 that Google
> released last yearâby creating legal uncertainty over whether users
> might violate patents by employing that technology, these people added.
> [/quote]
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703752404576178833590548792.html
>
> And finally, just a quick reminder of something else Apple did recently:
>
> [quote]
> The winning $4.5 billion bid from what looks like a consortium of 'stop
> Google' companies prepared to stump up the necessary moola (see - Sold!
> To everyone in the room except Google) means that the defunct Nortel's
> coffers suddenly look healthy enough to meet all of its debt obligations
> with some left over.
>
> ...
>
> The winning group was lead by Apple (of course)
> [/quote]
>
> http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=47830&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
>
> Hopefully the Canadian government might still be able to put a stop to
> Apple's racketeering:
>
> [quote]
> The Canadian government said Wednesday it is looking into whether the
> country's laws governing foreign investment apply to Nortel Networks
> Corp.'s (NRTLQ) US$4.5 billion sale of patents to a consortium of
> largely foreign technology giants.
>
> A short statement said Canada's Industry Minister, Christian Paradis,
> has asked his department to determine whether the transaction, announced
> last week and involves over 6,000 patents, is subject to review under
> the country's Investment Canada Act.
>
> ...
>
> The consortium hasn't said what its plans are for the patents. Legal
> experts suggest the companies are likely to divide the patents up rather
> than enforce them collectively, in part because collective action is
> more likely to invite opposition on antitrust grounds.
>
> ...
>
> Meanwhile, the American Antitrust Institute called on the U.S.
> Department of Justice to investigate the patent sale on the grounds
> consortium members could try to use ownership of these patents to
> suppress competition in the wireless sector.
> [/quote]
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110706-710271.html
>
> Yes, there's certainly something to "learn" from Apple.
>
> They're gangsters.
And they hold back innovation, too.
"We've always been shameless about stealing great ideas."
--Steve Jobs], Apple
Apple is bad for progress.
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