I think it was the plan to protect google in the future, but first they have to prevent Apple from doing the same thing to Motorola that it did to HTC (and is trying to do with Samsung).
Every case I read or hear about where Apple is suing another OEM, just makes me more and more anti-Apple (which, I never really was before...but the more I see them trying to be "bullies" in the tech industry, it just turns me away from their products even more).
Exactly. I grew up with Apple. My first computer was an Apple IIe. I programmed in Applesoft Basic. My father was a teacher and got the education discounts so all of our computers were Apple. I didn't start messing with PCs until college. Then I had to learn the Windows environment because of work. Even then I preferred Apple software and hardware.
The switch started to happen for me when the iPhone came on the scene. The cult-like adherence to the iPhone started to make me question the whole Apple ethos. I started to examine how Apple created demand out of nowhere, seemingly. The iPhone wasn't really all that revolutionary, looking back on it. I didn't get a smart phone for years after its release because, simply, I saw no reason to have a smart phone. It seemed to be a toy to me that created gigantic bills for its users.
When I finally had a real reason to want a smart phone I started to read up on the various options. I found Android and I fell in love with the open source and the way it allowed for user innovation. I started to feel that Apple controlled way too much of a user's experience and locked people into using their apps, many of which cost money.
But, I have to say I didn't develop a dislike of Apple back then yet. I just thought that their users were mesmerized and felt an irrational attachment to the iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. The fanboys annoyed me more than the actual company.
Well, fast forward to today where Apple is making ridiculous claims to "inventing" many universal technologies. It's kind of like Al Gore claiming that he "invented the Internet." The only difference is that Apple has used a swarm of lawyers and the patent office to attempt to seize control of the smart phone market where it sees its own market share slipping. Instead of spending money on innovation and coming out with something truly revolutionary, they have chosen to litigate the Hell out of the competition hoping to smack them down into submission.
This is despicable behavior. It has glimmers of the reasons so many people seemed to hate Microsoft. Apple is fast becoming what they seemed to stand against. Instead of focusing on real innovation and creating real quality, they have chosen to use their gigantic profits to use the courts to make sure that no one else can compete with them.
That is the problem I have with Apple. And that's why I won't buy another Apple product. I was an Apple fan. I should have been. I grew up with their products. And those products were good products. But this latest under-handed under-cutting of the competition instead of focusing on development and innovation has me avoiding all Apple products.
It's not just a gut reaction though. If you have to spend most of your profits on lawyers to squelch your competition, you must not have anything truly innovative or of value in your pipeline. Your company must be standing on crap if it's forced to resort to the courts instead of selling your product. Apparently they don't have confidence that their products are superior if they must use the courts to keep themselves competitive. As a consumer, I have to say that the message is clear.
So, that was a giant side-line and perhaps I've hijacked my own thread.
Well, back on topic...
I do hope that Motorola/Google and Sprint will have something amazing by Q4 for me to snatch up. If not, no biggie. That LTEvo seems pretty sweet.