Apple’s leadership “hates litigation” and would be open to a fair settlement in the ongoing patent wars between Apple and its competitors. At the same time, however, Apple CEO Tim Cook stressed that other companies need to “invent their own stuff.” The comments came during Apple’s second quarter conference call with analysts on Tuesday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook
When asked by an analyst whether a time would come when Apple would rather put all the patent litigation behind it and instead focus on out-innovating the competition, Mr. Cook replied that he “hates litigation” and would prefer to find a fair settlement from which the company can move on.
Mr. Cook warned, however, that it would have to be an agreement that acts to avoid patent violations in the future. “Apple can’t be the developer for the world,” Mr. Cook said.
The statements by Mr. Cook further reinforce the notion that Apple, under his leadership, is far more likely to settle its ongoing patent litigation, especially that involving alleged infringement by Google’s Android platform, than when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs ran the company.
Mr. Jobs famously said that he would “destroy” Google’s Android software for what he perceived was the wholesale theft of Apple’s technology.
Apple is involved in a number of patent suits throughout the world, with the most focus having been on Apple supplier Samsung. Apple has accused Samsung of “slavishly” copying Apple’s design with some of its Galaxy-branded Android devices, and the two have suits in Europe, Korean, and the U.S.
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Steady, steady, wait for it.
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A-li-ens. Ho…SNAP!
Umnn, even if that’s not what Lee meant, I still think it’s funny….
Dang, then it looks like Apple’s got a heck of a lot of patent lawsuits to talk about settling.
Thar she blows!
I dunno….Does Cook sound wossy-mushy? I just hope that this new-found Apple softness—which is a radical departure—does not predict the beginning of Apple’s decline.
(Had to refresh CAPTCHA approx. 23 times to get to one that I could decipher)
Is it just me, or does the “head shot” of Tim Cook used above remind anyone else of Mr. Data trying to smile ?
I hope not. He could be walking softly while carrying a big stick.
When asked by an analyst whether a time would come when Apple would rather put all the patent litigation behind it and instead focus on out-innovating the competition…
How silly is that analyst? Apple out-innovates all the time but as the “competition” copies, they are not that far behind. Litigatin allows to put a brake on the “innovation” (read “copying”) of the competition
I dream of a world where CAPTCHA is readable, or better yet, gone.
Or the need for it to be gone. But yeah, sometimes they can be very difficult to read.
I meant the crappy way it’s implemented, not the need for it. I appreciate that, but there has to be a better way.
I have seen some alternatives, multiple choice questions, identifing an object, basic math questions, but the jerkbots always seem to eventually find a way through.
Albatross, and others, see this story about some alternatives http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=1836
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