Apple CEO Tim Cook: Patent Wars Are a Pain in the Ass

[Guest]

How about lobbying to get the system fixed?

And maybe not being part of the problem with H.264?

 

[amuffin]

THIS GUY!

 

[fb39ca4]

Meanwhile, Apple is trollin' the s*** out of Samsung.

 

[atminside]

Forget Apple, what about Rambus? They are THE biggest patent troll

 

[velocityg4]

[citation][nom]gmarsack[/nom]Simple solution to the patent crisis: Patents should not be transferable and cannot be sold, automatically expire when patent holder dies or company is sold and/or becomes eminent domain after 14 years. Problem solved.[/citation]

Given that the patent system was not supposed to inhibit the progress of tech and new ideas they have a lifespan of 14 to 20 years. This was conceived when technology moved at a much slower pace. To modernize for tech patents the lifespan should be 1 to 2 years. Given that everything evolves so quickly otherwise they get in the way of progress.

Also for tech patents they should have random panels of nerds to decide whether something actually is new and innovative or something that is already around. It seems a lot of patents get awarded on designs or interfaces that have been around for years or even decades.

 

[monsta]

Pot Kettle Troll

 

[ojas]

Apple CEO Tim Cook: We Are a Pain in the Ass

Fixed. 😛

 

[back_by_demand]

When Walt Mossberg pointed out that Apple isn't just suing people but also getting sued, Tim Cook said that was different.

Cos stealing the GUI from Xerox, lifting the Apple logo from the Beatles, ripping off the iPod menu system from Creative, boosting the iPhone name from Cisco and generally being sneaky in attempting to thieve the ITV name from Independant Television is just ... y'know ... different

Apple - you are the dirtiest robbing bastards I have ever met, shameless and you are a f**king disgrace

 

[kenyee]

So says the CEO of the PITA company that started the patent wars...if he doesn't like what Steve Jobs started, stop it and try innovating instead.

And how is suing Samsung for the shape of their Galaxy device and the Home button shape (???!??) that runs a totally different OS defending their own designs? That'd be like MB suing Lexus for copying their taillight design. People don't care. Make the innards better and people will buy your widget!

 

[Sakkura]

[citation][nom]velocityg4[/nom]Given that the patent system was not supposed to inhibit the progress of tech and new ideas they have a lifespan of 14 to 20 years. This was conceived when technology moved at a much slower pace. To modernize for tech patents the lifespan should be 1 to 2 years. Given that everything evolves so quickly otherwise they get in the way of progress.Also for tech patents they should have random panels of nerds to decide whether something actually is new and innovative or something that is already around. It seems a lot of patents get awarded on designs or interfaces that have been around for years or even decades.[/citation]
That would completely wipe out R&D in the pharmaceutical industry.

When a new drug is developed, you have to patent it quickly. But clinical trials, which are necessary before the drug can be sold, take nearly 10 years to complete, and even getting to the clinical trials takes years. So what's the point of a patent that only lasts 1 or 2 years then?

 

[gosseyn]

"Cook said Apple wants other companies to develop their own products, not just take credit for Apple's work."

As back_by_demand said, the whole Apple desktop was stolen from Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center).

 

[jinxed_07]

[citation][nom]Tim Cook[/nom]We want other companies to develop our products, and stop taking credit for them.[/citation]
Fixed.