TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoApple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion for Infringing Haptics Patent in iPhone, Apple Watchwww.cnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down12
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkApple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion for Infringing Haptics Patent in iPhone, Apple Watchwww.cnet.comTryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down9·24 days agoIts always nice to find good news in my feed
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down3·edit-223 days agoHow is this good news? Haptic feedback has existed since the 1970s. This patent should be invalid.
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·23 days agoSo I looked into this and you are right and I am wrong. Deleting my previous posts since there’s more to this case than just haptics.
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minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·24 days agoEven if it’s like catching Al capone on tax fraud, it’s still good to get the baddie.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-223 days agoRewarding a patent troll is never a good thing. It just means no one will be able to use haptic feedback without paying a toll.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·24 days agoAre they really a patent troll though? It’s apparently a headphone company.
minus-squareSpur4383@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·24 days agoThey have one headphone license for one model from crossair, that is worth less money that what they spent on lawyers for this trial. They are a patent troll.
Its always nice to find good news in my feed
How is this good news? Haptic feedback has existed since the 1970s. This patent should be invalid.deleted by creator
So I looked into this and you are right and I am wrong. Deleting my previous posts since there’s more to this case than just haptics.
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Even if it’s like catching Al capone on tax fraud, it’s still good to get the baddie.
Rewarding a patent troll is never a good thing. It just means no one will be able to use haptic feedback without paying a toll.Are they really a patent troll though? It’s apparently a headphone company.
They have one headphone license for one model from crossair, that is worth less money that what they spent on lawyers for this trial. They are a patent troll.
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