Apple and Other Rockstar Consortium Shareholders Not Involved in Google Lawsuit Decision

Lol, that's not even remotely true, and five minutes of Googling could have told you that...

I can't tell if you're deliberately trolling, or whether you yourself are actually ignorant.

Historically, Google has never used it's patents to proactively sue people.

All of the patent lawsuits that Motorola has engaged in were started long before the sale was finalized.

Is that right...

Google Press release AUGUST 15, 2011 Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility: http://investor.google.com/releases/2011/0815.html


And what happened in 2012 and 2013...

Google charged $14.5M for abusing Motorola FRAND patents in Microsoft case
http://9to5google.com/2013/09/05/google-charged-14-5m-for-abusing-motorola-frand-patents-in-microsoft-case/

EU Presses Motorola Mobility Over Patent Licensing
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323687604578466730481539330

FTC investigating Google, Motorola over FRAND patent abuse
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/06/29/ftc_investigating_google_motorola_over_frand_patent_abuse

FTC staff recommends suing Google via antitrust law over FRAND patent abuse
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/11/01/ftc-staff-recommends-suing-google-via-antitrust-law-over-frand-patent-abuse

Jury quickly reaches verdict in favor of Microsoft against Google's Motorola on FRAND breach
http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/09/jury-quickly-reaches-verdict-in-favor.html

Preliminary EU ruling finds Google's Motorola guilty of abuse of standard-essential patents
http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/05/preliminary-eu-ruling-finds-googles.html

And Now Google Sues Apple
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/21/and-now-google-sues-apple/

Google decides to litigate instead of innovate, sues Apple over Siri and more
http://www.imore.com/google-decides-litigate-instead-innovate-sues-apple-over-siri-and-more

HTC Can’t Sue Apple With Google’s Loaner Patents, Says ITC
http://allthingsd.com/20120612/htc-cant-sue-apple-with-googles-loaner-patents-says-itc/

Google (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, Macs
http://marketingland.com/google-as-motorola-sues-apple-over-patents-seeks-us-import-ban-on-iphones-macs-19218

I wish the Rockstar Consortium would make Rockstar put GTA 5 on the Mac. ;)

That's exactly what Google had in mind when they gobbled up Motorola for $12.5 billion. They so wanted to bludgeon Apple to death with a massive portfolio of standards patents, but was smacked down by a couple of different governing bodies.

If they had those Nortel patents, bet your ass they would have gone after MSFT and Apple in a big way.

Lol, that's not even remotely true, and five minutes of Googling could have told you that...

I can't tell if you're deliberately trolling, or whether you yourself are actually ignorant.

Historically, Google has never used it's patents to proactively sue people.

All of the patent lawsuits that Motorola has engaged in were started long before the sale was finalised.

Apparently, from their public statements, the point of the Motorola purchase was to help them fend off other patent suits, and reach cross-licensing deals. Whether it's worked or not, or whether it's a good buy remains to be seen. However, Google and Apple are definitely not in the same field when it comes to litigious behaviour.

Cheers,
Victor

because they arent the ones who came up with the idea and obvs just use it to troll other companies with their "portfolio" of patents

You obviously don't know why a patent exists.

because they arent the ones who came up with the idea and obvs just use it to troll other companies with their "portfolio" of patents

If something has a patent on it, and you use it, you have to pay royality, period. In this case you just need to change the name of the company you are paying for. This is not trolling, and Apple and Microsoft are far from patent trolls.

Selling IP is nothing new, a lot of inventors invent something and they decide, years after using it, that they are done. They sell their invention and patents and retire to an Island. Equally, a lot of people still enjoy royalities from patents created by their parents.

This is not much different than those who bought multiple brownstones in Manhattan back in the 70s and now charge millions of dollars in rent every year. I mean afterall they neither built it nor even lived in it, how dare they?

pathetic how u can even "bid" for patents

Why not? A healthy patent portfolio is a great investment, I don't see what the big deal is

It probably is true that Apple did not directly order the lawsuit. Did they really have to? They (with others) provided the funding to create a giant patent troll, what did they think was going to happen? "Hey, we only threw the switch; is it our fault the monster tossed the kid down the well?"

pathetic how u can even "bid" for patents

A patent represents ownership of intellectual property. So long as we keep going with this whole "Capitalism" thing, property will continue to be bought and sold.

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because they arent the ones who came up with the idea and obvs just use it to troll other companies with their "portfolio" of patents

By your logic, when a writer produces a novel and sells it to a publisher for royalties, the publisher shouldn't be able to troll consumers with their "portfolio" of novels. I guess books should be free for everyone and we can just let the writers fend for themselves.

Let's look at it this way:

because publishers aren't the ones who came up with the novels and obvs just use it to troll consumers with their "portfolio" of novels

Google is now an untouchable company since it became the tech darling company of Wall Street. I doubt a breach of a few patents are going to devalue the company to any degree. Once you get the big investors on your side, they will usually back a company no matter what so they don't get affected by any losses. Google has done its dirt and can now motor on to even greater heights. Google has already lobbied all the right people and it pays to have valuable backers looking after you and forces the court system to turn a blind eye to any past misdeeds. :(

I'm sure Apple isn't complaining.