Apple's War on Android

Cita: 

Barrett, Paul [2012], “Apple's War on Android”, Business Week, New York, 29 de marzo, http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-03-29/apple-s-war-on-android

Fuente: 
Business Week
Fecha de publicación: 
Jueves, Marzo 29, 2012
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In the last 18 months of his life, Steve Jobs, who died on Oct 5 at age 56, was obsessed with crushing Android. What particularly irked Jobs about Google's operating system was that Android phones offered so many features he felt Apple had created, including the overall look of the devices and their use of multitouch finger swiping. If they developed Android to compete with iOS, Jobs warned, he would go to court. By attacking Samsung, Apple has inadvertently put its own patents into play. Without reaching a firm conclusion US District Court judge Lucy Koh ruled that Samsung has met its burden and raised substantial questions regarding the validity of Apple's D'087 patent. By picking this fight, Apple jeopardized a potentially crucial piece of intellectual property. In practical terms, that means the company's belligerence may have diminished its leverage in future litigation or cross-licensing negotiations.