End of Android in the US?

[mike123abc]

Well Apple got the judge upset DailyTech - Apple Inserts Foot in Mouth, is Blasted for Complaining About U.S. Victory

But much like Napoleon's bold invasion of Moscow, followed by a ruinous retreat, Apple may have made a fatal miscalculation in angering Judge Posner who once appeared to be on its side. Judge Posner called Apple's filing "troubling" and writes [PDF]:

Apple presumably spent a nontrivial amount of time drafting its order, and now I have done the same in responding to it. Yet it seems that Apple brought about this expenditure of scarce resources without first making a careful reading of the page or so of my order against which this motion is launched. Such inconsiderate sloppiness is unprofessional and unacceptable.

 

[TheForce]

I wonder if Apple refuses to license the patent what would happen? Would they get treated like a monopoly and the feds try to force licensing some way?

Doubt it. Don't forget who sits on the BOD at Apple. Al Gore. Nothing like having a former Vice President on your BOD who can lobby on your behalf if necessary.

 

[truckracer]

apple clearly illustrates communist corporate tendancies even in the way their devices are so restricted. i switched to android and like it better....i cannot download a third party app from a website on an iphone. i can on a droid.

even my jb iphone still has restrictions.

 

[Ramy]

This will not be the end of Android. They will continue to fight or be forced to pay fees to Apple. I see Apple being forced to sell the rights to use it if it comes down to it so they it doesn't stagnate inventions.

 

[Peter Parker]

Doubt it. Don't forget who sits on the BOD at Apple. Al Gore. Nothing like having a former Vice President on your BOD who can lobby on your behalf if necessary.

OF course he is also a Sr. Adviser to google.