Although no one ever thought that Apple would succeed in stopping the imports of any Android terminal in the US, this week the American company he did this and HTC fell "prey" of the measure. HTC One X and EVO 4G are the terminals that can no longer be temporarily imported into the USA, the American customs officials blocking at the entrance to the country part of the shipments aimed at these devices. The measure comes after a decision taken by an American court a few months ago and it is a temporary one, being requested by Apple and being applied while a court verifies whether the claims of the Cupertino company are true.
Practically last year, Apple obtained from an American court the power to prohibit the import of HTC terminals in the USA, but only of devices that infringe a certain patent. Then those from HTC were offered a period of several months in which to modify their terminals in order not to infringe Apple's patents and that period expired on April 19. Basically, Apple claimed in front of a court that HTC infringes an iOS patent that turns email addresses and phone numbers into links and allows users to automatically open a call or the Mail application by clicking on them. Although it was proven that HTC violated the patent, the company did not solve its problems and currently pressing a phone number or an email address automatically opens the application related to calling or sending an email.
For now, the decision to ban imports remains temporary, but if it turns out that these two devices also violate Apple's patents, then HTC would be put in the situation of not being able to sell them in the US. The worst part is that the documents by which the import of the terminals is blocked are secret and HTC cannot do anything else except to wait for the decision of the customs service and the court's decision. I hope HTC modifies their Android long enough to continue selling their devices in the US because Apple needs competition.
The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard US Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order. We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. The HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE have been received enthusiastically by customers and we appreciate their patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible.
Vaisiamar. in my opinion, apple is making fun of this. they are afraid of a strong competitor that has a very high chance of taking the leading position simply because it has a much better product than the one from apple. this excuse with the selection of the number from the mail is a piece of crap. even the telephones of 2000 recognized the numbers from SMS messages and you could save the number, call it or send it a message.
Theft is punished anywhere in the world!
An apple branded post, and they benefit from the fact that others invented the phone and not only that
@KFF: Shut up French.
@zaone: is the patent the one in the last picture?:d
Yes, that is the technology protected by it.
Opinions are divided but I agree with apple, those who have never used an apple product do not know what they are talking about, but anyway apple remains in first place.
Apple began to seriously fear the competition, that's the truth
I hope with all my heart that the prediction according to which apple will collapse in 2012 is true 🙂
Brother, I really don't understand Apple's policy. Before I had an iPhone 4S, I had a Nokia (brick) and when someone sent me a message with a phone number, it did the same thing as the devices created by Apple and HTC. Nokia didn't sue Apple for this matter. Apple suing HTC because HTC is a rival and creates competition
You have to be realistic, Apple will not fall so easily, you will see in the fall what gains they will have with the launch of the new macbooks and iphones as well as iOS 6. For them, the end of the year will be the peak of earnings.
They were also sued by Htc, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, etc. It's normal for this to happen and they're not doing it out of fear, they're just defending their interests.
Embarrassing…
Yes, apple forbids, what channels, what messages. What about the Samsung lawsuits in Germany, and the banned iPad (abusive) in China?
This is a technology, apple is not attacking them because they stole their technology (invented by someone else, not by apple), but for a method of application and operation of the technology, patented by apple.
As an example, we have otto motors, which everyone can use, but there are also types of them, patented by others, specific to them, L4/5/6, V2/6/8/10/12, W12/16 , VR5.. Etc.
KFF android name blocked ios because it copied the notifications yes now they block htc for some links
@rares: did your nokia also have email? you don't really understand the term patent, regardless of what nature it is. I was a fan of HTC and Blackberry, I used Mac for 3 years, and I was against iPhone, the last 2 phones were S 2 and Bold 9790, until I took a 4 S in my hand and played with it... there is no term of comparison. And now if we are still linked to the leaders on the market and refer to the price quality price, Apple beats any existing case on the market, the second would be the EVO 3D .. but this is just my opinion .. and the fact that they invest a lot should be praised much in Research, compared to BB or Nokia. HTCs are coming out, many bad ones, bad finishes...so a good model is better! 🙂 PISSED
Curious how many children frustrated by the fact that they cannot buy an Apple product try to enjoy here any "negative" thing about Apple.
If you don't like Apple, go to Lego.ro or Harrypotter.ro, this is a website of great people.
@KFF- it seems that you are the one frustrated. The guys just gave their opinion about it... Btw. I have an iPhone 4s and an iPad3. So I will not go to the sites mentioned by you, frustrated.
On topic – in addition to the iPhone, I also own a simple Nokia 6310i (that one takes a lot of battery). The idea is that if I receive an SMS with a phone number in it, the phone recognizes it and I can either call directly or add it. So it does pretty much what apple advertises...
It is quite clear that at this moment in the market, Samsung rules the law. More recently, those from HTC also entered strongly with the OneX. So it's embarrassing what the people from Apple are trying to do... But I'm sure that the new iPhone will be something that will capture our attention and ultimately our money.
Ps: hello frustrated 12 year old (KFF)
One comment is enough, there is no need to troll with several nicknames. Yes, the HTC is stronger than the iPhone on paper, otherwise there are no differences that you see in the benchmarks.
I am of the same opinion, but still, did you see how embarrassed the Samsung people were at the launch of the s3 when they presented s voice (siri), a faithful copy, and they said this: How is the weather for today? 🙂 , at least if they asked something else. They could find another question, not exactly the one from apple. what do you say 😛
@Catalin – Samsung with the new SGS3, in my opinion, they made a mistake. He had implemented technology or not, but as a design it is dust. That's clear.
@Zaone – you are subjective when talking about Apple and you know it well. As far as I know, are you currently testing a OneX? Do you mean that a dual-core has the same performance as a quad-core? It is aberrant to say that.
No, it's aberrant to burn this nonsense without knowing what you're talking about. And no, multiple IPs/nicknames/email addresses do not fool me into publishing your nonsense.
In the industry it seems that everyone is "inspired" by each other. In the present case, Apple is not defending any kind of its own invention. And they made an ordinary rip-off from Nokia, they have absolutely nothing original. I used to have an Asus PDA with Windows Mobile 6.5 and it did all these things before I dreamed of Steve Jobs on the iPhone.
The truth is that at the moment, without a counteroffer for the One X and Lumia 900, they are doing everything they can to prevent the competition from taking advantage, at least temporarily, until the iPhone 5 is released, which will (probably) balance the balance again.
And one more thing... @KFF and others like him... Stop saying "you don't have money for an iPhone". You endured hunger for a few months to get it and now it seems to you that you need to be treated like a VIP for the "greatest achievement in life". Do you think that if it was an effort for you, it is the same for everyone? Affording an iPhone is something normal, especially for people who have a technical background... So you see beyond the nose.
It seems to me an infantile aberration on the part of Apple. If you compare iOS and Android, you will find a lot of similar elements, because there is no technical possibility for 2 smartphones with different bones to not have at least a small similarity. I say it's childish, because it's as if Nokia and Motorola started banning the import of Samsung phones and whatever other brands there were then on the grounds that they were the first to use I don't know which transistor to transmit the signal or something like that.
yes, but don't invest time and millions in research labs and then have another company come and do the same thing.
Eh, those from Apple are also scared badly. When the competition is fierce and he is no longer able to bring innovations, he kind of loses his head and doesn't know what else to do.
@ Kff – princess, you're giving it a bit too much trouble. Do you really think it's a big trick to have apple devices? All little girls like you have. And he doesn't even have to work for them 🙂
@Catalin: do you still manage to understand that Apple put absolutely nothing into this thing and that they also copied these features from others???
Through all the things and facts that apple does and has done in the past, it shows that they are aware that there are many products as good or maybe better than their products! If you're really a big company, you wouldn't do such nonsense, you'd do something to beat them!!!
You if you are on the outside better mucles.. They are not allowed to copy the inventions like vw made the passat cc a copy of the mercedes cls and sued mercedes and the passat cc is no longer manufactured.. Another different model is released.. Because they didn't pay for the patent and it was a copy.
@sincer now I'm telling you that KFF is the most idiotic man there is, you'll die alone with your iPhone in your hand, your mom bought you an iPhone and you think you're a god, the world has cars like Ferrari or Lamborghini and I don't comment on which you do with an iPhone.
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