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Now I really wonder why Apple never sued Sony ? They sued Samsung, which provides a lot of components to them and HTC and other Android vendors but never Sony ? Not just mobile manufacturers but Apple has targeted other consumer electronics firms as well and even Microsoft/Google but never Sony corporation/Sony Electronics/Sony Mobile (former Sony Ericsson)
Does anyone know why?
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Posted: 2012-06-13 08:11:08
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On 2012-06-13 08:11:08, randomuser wrote:
Now I really wonder why Apple never sued Sony ? They sued Samsung, which provides a lot of components to them and HTC and other Android vendors but never Sony ? Not just mobile manufacturers but Apple has targeted other consumer electronics firms as well and even Microsoft/Google but never Sony corporation/Sony Electronics/Sony Mobile (former Sony Ericsson)
Does anyone know why?
Because then al Ericsson patents would be usel against them....
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Posted: 2012-06-13 08:24:52
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You would be stupid to sue Sony.
They have tonnes of patents relating to consumer electronics, as well as full posession of all patents from Sony Ericsson and I think they bought or at least have a licence to some of Ericsson's patents as well (I know they have a licence for all of it but don't know how many they bought)
If Apple sued them, they would probably get crushed under a monster of a counter sue. Sony have a lot more history than a lot of the competitors Apple are suing.
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Posted: 2012-06-13 08:26:48
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A part of me doubts its about patents as in that department Samsung has one of if not the largest mobile patent portfolios, if not the largest then the 2nd largest after Nokia, AFAIK.
It seems to me Apple never saw Sony as a major threat, nor LG or RIM either as i recall they didn't sue them either. Apple targetted mainly their biggest threats in the USA, those are Samsung, HTC and Motorola, they knew if they could stop sales of one of the above, especially Samsung, they could hurt Android sales greatly ,sueing Sony wouldn't bring the same impact.
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Posted: 2012-06-13 09:44:40
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If Sony had their financial crisis solved and began their true venture to competitiveness then I'm pretty sure Apple would start looking for their patent encyclopedia and start attacking them, but unlike Samsung, Sony is a much more serious opponent when it comes to IP. BTQ has anyone seen Sony copying Apple in at least one time? well funny thing is that Sony started some of the design trends that apple is currently using, I'm pretty sure everyone knows who build the first laptop with an island keyboard design?
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Posted: 2012-06-13 10:03:37
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I remember Bert Nordberg said in a interview that S(E) with backing from Ericsson was practically "unsueable"
[ This Message was edited by: motvikt on 2012-06-13 10:02 ]
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Posted: 2012-06-13 10:40:27
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^^ And what exactly does that mean with regards to the subject
Now I get your point
[ This Message was edited by: razec on 2012-06-13 12:18 ]
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Posted: 2012-06-13 10:42:39
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On 2012-06-13 10:42:39, razec wrote:
^^ And what exactly does that mean with regards to the subject
Huh? What do you mean? I said that S(E) cant be sued, how is that irrelevant to the topic?
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Posted: 2012-06-13 10:57:44
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^^ Dude, don't get me wrong, I'm just having trouble understanding your post
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Posted: 2012-06-13 12:44:26
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On 2012-06-13 12:44:26, razec wrote:
^^ Dude, don't get me wrong, I'm just having trouble understanding your post
Heh, no problem. I realized I had spelled "unsueable" (even though its not a real word) wrong
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Posted: 2012-06-13 13:03:32
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