and that is the point. Nokia's suffering so what do they do, hit the company that potentially has the most money.
On 9 May 2010, at 11:49, Kaare Dehard wrote: > sounds to me like they are timing this right, results are down for Nokia > right now and they're probably trying to do this to cut some losses witha fat > lisencing contract. > On 2010-05-08, at 11:20 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> agreed. I do wonder what will come out of it though? I hoep nokia looses big >> time >> On May 8, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >> >>> Yet another boring lawsuit. I really think this type of thing is just >>> to see who can score browny points against another company; it's not >>> really in the interest of consumers, despite what nokia will tell you. >>> >>> On 08/05/2010, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Subject: NOKIA - Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia >>>> patents >>>> >>>> >>>> NOKIA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint >>>> against >>>> Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, >>>> alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important >>>> Nokia patents. >>>> >>>> The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data >>>> transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in >>>> antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing >>>> smaller and more compact devices. 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