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iPhone owner sues Apple over Siri

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I believe you don't understand what a frivolous lawsuit really is.

I believe frivolous just about covers it from how you defined it. Would you say his claim, on the face of it, is with merit or is more than merely trivial? Not sure how you say it is not frivolous? My comment was merely a tongue in cheek remark considering Apples history of patent disputes with other rival firms. In any case I am assuming you are basing the fact that it is not frivolous on the basis that the claimant is represented by a lawyer. Does that mere fact stop something being frivolous?
 
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There's an implied understanding that a frivolous lawsuit doesn't have serious purpose or value. Apple's lawsuits, while ridiculous, have cost companies millions of dollars. Quite a lot of value. They do, however abuse patent law regarding very fraudulent patents that never should have been granted in the first place. So I feel more comfortable calling Apple's lawsuits fraudulent in basis.
 
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Apple is neither frivolous nor fraudulent. It's called going on the offensive to protect a patent given to you. It's also normal for a company to counter sue. Don't blame Apple for a patent, they were the one's seeking it, and someone gave it to them. They have all the reason to protect, and sue anyone that violates an order. What most people don't seem to realize is that suing someone doesn't mean you are out to sue for money. It means you are getting them to pay attention to the fact that you are encroaching on something they already created and patented. If we didn't have these things, we would live in a world similar to China and Korea where they have knock offs of just about everything imaginable.
I believe people make about a big deal about this because they just don't know about it all to well.
 
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There's an implied understanding that a frivolous lawsuit doesn't have serious purpose or value. Apple's lawsuits, while ridiculous, have cost companies millions of dollars. Quite a lot of value. They do, however abuse patent law regarding very fraudulent patents that never should have been granted in the first place. So I feel more comfortable calling Apple's lawsuits fraudulent in basis.

Apologies, I thought you was on about the original thread topic being fraudulent. I prefer to see Apple as two companies. One company is purely creative, coming up with ideas to integrate technology to the masses with a view to making life better or more convenient. The second company is a bully that strangles the creative efforts of other technological companies through petty patent law disputes. Some may argue that patent law is not petty and I would agree. One has a right to defend their intellectual property rights. However Apple is a multi billion dollar company who can afford to have even the most trivial of patent law disputes dragging on through the courts for years and effectively making any technology that the original patent dispute was regarding outdated and no longer needed.
 
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Apple is neither frivolous nor fraudulent. It's called going on the offensive to protect a patent given to you. It's also normal for a company to counter sue. Don't blame Apple for a patent, they were the one's seeking it, and someone gave it to them. They have all the reason to protect, and sue anyone that violates an order. What most people don't seem to realize is that suing someone doesn't mean you are out to sue for money. It means you are getting them to pay attention to the fact that you are encroaching on something they already created and patented. If we didn't have these things, we would live in a world similar to China and Korea where they have knock offs of just about everything imaginable.
I believe people make about a big deal about this because they just don't know about it all to well.

Apple created almost nothing they've been suing over to any more unique or creative a degree than the people they're suing created the products that are supposedly infringing. They even file lawsuits they have no way of winning just so they can strong-arm the competition with the legal costs. If anything, their despicable behavior highlights how badly patent law needs reform, as well as how little Apple cares for the good faith other tech companies have afforded it for the sake of not stifling innovation. I believe people defend Apple on this because they just don't know about it all too well.

But I feel like the thread has derailed quite a bit on this tangent as is. I think this guy's lawsuits has much more to do with the limits of advertising than it does anything regarding patent law.
 
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Apologies, I thought you was on about the original thread topic being fraudulent. I prefer to see Apple as two companies. One company is purely creative, coming up with ideas to integrate technology to the masses with a view to making life better or more convenient. The second company is a bully that strangles the creative efforts of other technological companies through petty patent law disputes. Some may argue that patent law is not petty and I would agree. One has a right to defend their intellectual property rights. However Apple is a multi billion dollar company who can afford to have even the most trivial of patent law disputes dragging on through the courts for years and effectively making any technology that the original patent dispute was regarding outdated and no longer needed.

So, you're saying that, because they have more money, they should let other companies get away with copying? It's not illegal, or immoral for a company to fight for their properties that have been awarded to them. The problem is people pick on Apple because they are in the lime-light. If only you could see the greater picture...

Apple created almost nothing they've been suing over to any more unique or creative a degree than the people they're suing created the products that are supposedly infringing. They even file lawsuits they have no way of winning just so they can strong-arm the competition with the legal costs. If anything, their despicable behavior highlights how badly patent law needs reform, as well as how little Apple cares for the good faith other tech companies have afforded it for the sake of not stifling innovation. I believe people defend Apple on this because they just don't know about it all too well.

But I feel like the thread has derailed quite a bit on this tangent as is. I think this guy's lawsuits has much more to do with the limits of advertising than it does anything regarding patent law.

I'm not saying that there aren't dumb patents that shouldn't have been awarded, but if you are awarded, you have every right to use every means to go about seeking retribution. You can cherry pick this argument to fit someone's motives, but it shouldn't be so complicated.
 
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I'm not saying that there aren't dumb patents that shouldn't have been awarded, but if you are awarded, you have every right to use every means to go about seeking retribution. You can cherry pick this argument to fit someone's motives, but it shouldn't be so complicated.

Well, if you're going to make that the gold standard, bringing this back around to the actual thread topic, no one should be complaining about this guy's Siri lawsuit at all. Like Apple's lawsuits, it's technically legal and he has every right to use every means to go about seeking retribution. ;)
 
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, no one should be complaining about this guy's Siri lawsuit at all. Like Apple's lawsuits, it's technically legal and he has every right to use every means to go about seeking retribution. ;)

Why? He's complaining that a BETA product is unstable. I have one word for this. DUH.

This, is exactly why the public should not participate in beta programs.
 
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Siri will hopefully change the way we interact with our Apple computers forever. I love my Siri.
 

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