Then Android may well become an niche OS which only gains market share in the US.
You can see from the article at http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/16/Firm_seeks_to_bar_Nokia_RIM_Palm_from_importing_devices_into_US_1.html that the worst that a firm can do is try to ban companies importing products into the US which may breach a US patent. You can bet Nokia, RIM, and all the other non-US companies will ship Multitouch devices at some point and, if challenged, probably just not sell them in the US, so if the Google et al decide to not ship functionality based on US patents it's going to make Android look very poor choice compared to it's competitors in the global market. Al. JP wrote: > On Jan 28, 6:33 am, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: > >> Remember, this is *only* a US patent, >> > It affects anybody outside the US as well, because Google (and others, > Palm, for example) either pay up, or limit themselves in what they > provide in their products *including the SDKs*. "Retrofits" are > usually impractical "hacks", and there's a constant threat these are > being shut down with the next firmware release - just like that. > > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
