Apple ordered to pay $19M for willful patent infringement

User Comments: 5

1. April 25, 2009 10:58 PM
   Wendig0 said:
   Not so fun when the finger is pointed at you, eh Apple? Alas, it's just pocket change I'm sure.
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2. April 25, 2009 11:58 PM
   nunjabusiness said:
   "one must wonder why they’re so heavily targeted for patent infringement"Ummm ... let's see.Because they are puffed-up self-important primadonnas who are usually on the other end of the lawsuit gun?
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3. April 26, 2009 12:30 AM
   DarkCobra said:
   So sad . . . too bad huh Apple!
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4. April 26, 2009 11:30 AM
   JDoors said:
   "... one must wonder why they’re so heavily targeted for patent infringement."Two reasons; They're a company trying to be profitable so they're inclined to believe their lawyers when told they don't need to pay for something ("Hey, we can do this for free? Let's do it!"), and BECAUSE they ARE making a profit, they're a natural target (the number of patent infringement lawsuits are often proportional to a company's profits: i.e., Microsoft).
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5. April 27, 2009 8:18 AM
   anguis said:
   While those could be the reasons, you do have to understand that some patents are for, well, obvious technology. It is a shame that patents reside on certain things, which just bottlenecks technology development.
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