The patent war between Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), y Samsung has written a new chapter in history, and a very shocking one. And it is actually the largest patent lawsuit that has taken place in the United States for dozens of years. Samsung has his own opinion about what has happened, and argues that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it had patents on generic things, which could not be patented. He also has the firm conviction in what he does, and will continue to fight to demonstrate the value of his work and that they are doing a good job and legally.
Samsung he is going to appeal the sentence of the jury of the federal court of San José, to a higher instance. However, this carries risks, as the result could be a difference, and it could even be worse for the South Korean company. In any case, they are not at all happy with the outcome of the trial, and they will continue their worldwide fight to defend the legitimacy of what they have done.
The statement that they made yesterday in relation to the verdict is the following:
'Today's verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies. Consumers have the right to choices, and they know what they are buying when they purchase Samsung products. This is not the final word in this case or in battles being waged in courts and tribunals around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple's claims. Samsung will continue to innovate and offer choices for the consumer. '
Which translated, means:
'Today's verdict should not be seen as a victory for Apple, but as a loss for the American user. This will lead to fewer options, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It's a shame that patent law can be manipulated to give a company a monopoly on rounded-edge rectangles, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies. Consumers have the right to choose and know what they are buying when they purchase a Samsung product. The last word has not been said in this case, nor in the battles taking place in juries and courts around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple's claims and arguments. Samsung will continue to innovate and offer consumers choice. '
As we see, the South Korean company comes to say that what Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), tries to defend is something that cannot be granted as their invention, and that even, both they and other companies have been improving certain technologies that are considered property of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. In any case, it is undeniable that today, in the situation we are in, the one who registers the patents is the one who has the upper hand, although registering these may be as illogical as registering the air.
Read Apple's take on the patent war.
As a consumer, I was quite amazed when Samsung brought out its devices that did not innovate anything but were cousins.brothers of Apple's. Then with your galaxy note if they surprised me so I hope they continue to surprise
What is being published here is a crime, you say that the law is manipulated in favor of Apple after a resolution of the trial, you have to be careful with what you write. Yesterday you had an article about this very objective, why have you deleted it?
What a shame you talk about patents like the zoom of a photo and you say that they seem crazy to you by God in the 30s Cocacola patented the shape of the bottle and if you look at the Samsung patents on televisions you will see everything you say but these They are crazy but gentlemen it is like that, a photo with a pinch for god has never been enlarged like this the rest of the six patents.
We are not saying it… it is a Samsung opinion. The article you still have, it's just below this one. The link is here: https://androidayuda.com/2012/08/25/samsung-pierde-el-juicio-pagara-800-millones-a-apple-mas-la-condena/
Actually if photos had been enlarged like that. You can review in television documentaries from the 97s onwards, which sometimes even repeat, various tables of that type, tactile, which were bulky, but the interface allowed you to move icons with your fingers or enlarge the photos with your hands.
The problem is that Apple wants to patent the unsustainable, they want to patent things so generic that it is an attack on the entire industry. Phones have always been rectangular, and the iPhone was not the first touch screen cell phone with its shape. So, if someone wants to patent something that has always been, it is not only wanting to monopolize, it is really trying to appropriate countless previous developments.
I am an electronics engineer, and in that matter I can tell you that apple has no scope to take the development of hundreds of scientists, put a cover on it and say that these developments are its property, 95% of what makes any smartphone work or any device depends on things already developed a long time ago and that are not restricted in their use, apple basically wants to take the technology, to which it has contributed in some things, and put an apple label on it, charge 100 times what it costs to do the device and incidentally prevent other companies from competing.
This is not about "I like apple so I will defend everything I do", it is something you have to do with reason. Imagine car companies suing themselves for using 4 wheels, or gasoline, or 8 cylinders, or 16 valves, etc. etc. Imagine white goods companies suing each other over who owns the rotary ignition knob, or who owns the hot water.
It's just an egregious case of attempting to monopolize things that are for the most part generic or not really 100% apple stuff.
In many countries Apple has lost the lawsuits because it has no legal basis to take over in a generic way, or to try to dethrone the best operating system, but in the US, the country where Apple resides, it is obvious that there would be favoritism. Samsung can take your case to another court, and it can win as it has won in other countries.
But beyond that, what any apple sympathizer or whatever should bear in mind is that it is okay that they like it, the consumer is free to choose, therefore, apple does not have the right to by means of laws try to prevent that the product can even reach the consumer, much less Apple can claim to patent generic things. Because if things were handled that way, Gibson would have patented guitars with 2 microphones and would be suing everyone.
They should only use reason, see that they are free to choose, but things are as they are.
By the way, to show how incoherent and disastrous this judicial precedent could be for the entire field of technology. Now a company X wants to sue many companies for allegedly copying components of the Wi Fi system.
In technology, everyone owes something to someone, sometimes because several people come up with the same solution or a similar one. Apple owes as much to others as others to them. That is what the advancement of technology is based on, so setting up monopolies with patents will end development, it's that simple. As an engineer they put me as part of a team to design a specific device, one of its components, and it would be impossible for me to do it without using something already invented. That or you can give me 100 years to "redevelop" electronics differently and do things differently. So, we cannot call this type of thing theft, theft is wanting to patent those things in common use, or today I go to patent a cylindrical-shaped phone, wait for one to come out and sue the company.