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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Enya Anggia <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://gizmodo.com/5869507/htc-android-phones-are-being-banned-from-the-us-next-yearHTC > Android Phones Are Being Banned from the US Next Year > > Whoa. Apple just won a big court victory against HTC that could force HTC > to stop selling its Android phones in the United States. The United States > International Trade Commission ruled that HTC was infringing on an Apple > patent that effects HTC Android devices running Android 1.6 to 2.2. > > The devices that may be banned from being sold in the US is basically a > who's who list of Android phones: Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, T-Mobile G2, > Nexus One and a bunch of older Android devices. The patent that the > courts ruled HTC was infringing on (#5,946,647) is potentially a big one. > According > to > Fortune<http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/16/apple-vs-google-inside-an-android-patent-violation/>, > who took a deep look at the specific patent, it works like this: > > When an iPhone receives a message that contains a phone number or an > address — e-mail, Web or street — those bits of data are automatically > highlighted, underlined and turned into clickable links. > > Click on the phone number, and the iPhone asks if you want to dial it. > Click on the Web address, and it opens in Safari. Click on the street > address, and Maps will display it. > > That's huge, not only because it's an important feature in smartphones but > because it could mean Apple could go on to attack other Android phone > makers because it's the OS that's infringing the patent, not the hardware. > However, if HTC Android phones removed that feature (unlikely) or implement > it in a different way (which we expect HTC to do), they could keep on > selling. And that's pretty much what HTC expects to do, HTC, which has > responded to this decision with rainbow colored unicorn tears, reached out > to us with this statement: > > This decision is a win for HTC and we are gratified that the commission > affirmed the judge's determination on the ‘721 and ‘983 patents, and > reversed its decision on the ‘263 patent and partially on the ‘647 patent. > We are very pleased with the determination and we respect it. However, the > ‘647 patent is a small UI experience and HTC will completely remove it from > all of our phones soon. > > Yes, the patent in question is a fixable problem but I'd hardly categorize > the court's decision as a win for HTC. If HTC doesn't fix this issue > however, the ban on HTC Android phones in the US is set to take into effect > on April 19, 2012. That's not winning. > > There are still some real moves left for HTC to make to avoid the import > ban (a Presidential veto is an option) but this is sure setting up for a > major stateside war (thermonuclear, > even<http://gizmodo.com/5851937/steve-jobs-was-ready-for-thermonuclear-war-with-google>) > between Apple and Android phone makers much like with what's happening with > Apple and Samsung Tablets in > Europe<http://gizmodo.com/5829152/apple-blocks-galaxy-tab-101-sales-in-the-whole-eu> > and > Australia<http://gizmodo.com/5849396/apple-wins-australian-ban-on-samsung-galaxy-tab-101>. > [USITC<http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337_710_Notice12192011sgl.pdf> > , > Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/apple-wins-u-s-patent-ruling-banning-some-htc-phone-imports.html> > , FOSS > Patents<http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/12/apple-wins-itc-ruling-of-narrow.html> > , The > Verge<http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/19/2647362/apple-wins-ban-of-htc-devices-itc> > ] > > > -- > @enyaanggia > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id > > =============== > Download Aplikasi Kompas versi Digital dan Keren > https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kompas.android.kec > --------------------- > Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 > =============== > > Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21 > -- "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id =============== Download Aplikasi Kompas versi Digital dan Keren https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kompas.android.kec --------------------- Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet -------------------- PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 -------------------- i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 -------------------- Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 =============== Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21
