[Dirty Harry]

link :: Google relents to Apple, removes Store link from Google Books App


21.juulil avastasid Apple pihuseadmete kasutajad, et Google Books on kadunud iTunes App Storest. Google ja Apple ei vastanud järelpärimistele.

Kui lisaks Amazon'i (Kindle) ning Barnes ja Noble'i (Nook) poolt Apple pihuseadmetele loodud rakendustest kadusid e-raamatute ostmise võimalused, hakkas pilt selginema. Apple kehtestas reeglid, mis keelavad kolmandatel osapooltel Apple pihuseadmetes enda teenuseid ning sisu müüa. Praeguseks on ka Google Booksi rakendus iTunes App Store's tagasi ning üllatus-üllatus: rakenduse vasakult ülalt nurgast on kadunud Google raamatupoodi viitav nupp "Get eBooks".

Allikad: 9to5mac ning 9to5google

[Pikkkõrv]

Eks see ole tegelikult kahe otsaga asi: ühes kohas jäävad kliendid kaotajaks teises jällegi võidavad, sest lõppkokkuvõttes peaks konkurents klientidele nagu siiski kasuks tulema. Ja antud juhul pakub raamatuid ju ka Apple ise, mistõttu on üsna loomulik, et teiste sarnasele tegevusele oma katuse all just hea pilguga ei vaadata, samas aga vist ei tehtaks mingeid takistusi kui ka raamatuäri käiks Apple poe vahendusel ehk siis konkurendid vennalikult kasumit jagama nõustuksid. Kes ka muideks ise on üsna varmad tarbijatele erinevaid kive ja kivikesi teele veeretama olgu või näiteks Kindle "suutmatus" epub vorminguga hakkama saada.

[otty]

Arvata oli, et kaua aega ei lähi, kuni Apple Google kraanid oma poodidest kinni keerab.

[Ho Ho]

[Noname]

Savi normaalne inimene ei kasuta apple tooteid.

[R A T]

[salatoimik]

[otty]

Ei tea, ei ütleks samas küll, et Apple toodetel midagi viga oleks. Neil on lihtsalt teistsugune turundusstrateegia, mis on neile suured summad sisse toonud. Endal on ka iPhone ning võrreldes teiste telefonidega, millel on Android vmt, siis minule meeldib iPhone lihtsus ja mugavus. Alati on viise, kuidas sellest jamast, mis firmade vahel toimub lihtsalt eemale hoiduda.

[matik]

[SKG]

[Taavi©]

Noname, R A T, normaalsed inimesed on natukene avatuma silmaringiga.

[Dirty Harry]

link :: Google’s consolation prize: A thousand IBM inventions to protect Android from Apple threat

Samal ajal käib tants patentide ümber kus teineteisele järjest "ära pannakse" ning kohtusse kaevatakse.

[tahanteada]

Mark0: Karta on, et see kõik on alles algus suuremale sõjale, kus veel väga kõvasti päid (loe firmasid) "lendab".

[R A T]

[Dirty Harry]

link :: Google: Apple attempting to “strangle” Android rather than build new features, devices

Ma ei hakka eraldi uudist tegema kuid gigantide saaga jätkub. Microsoft, Oracle ning Apple ostsid taas ära paki patente ning Google juht David Drummond kirjutas selle peale avaliku kirja konkurentidele, kes Google silmis tegelevad pigem arengu takistamisega, mille tõttu kaotab kokkuvõttes klient.

Kirja täistekst asub siin:

Spoiler

I have worked in the tech sector for over two decades. Microsoft and Apple have always been at each other’s throats, so when they get into bed together you have to start wondering what’s going on. Here is what’s happening:

Android is on fire. More than 550,000 Android devices are activated every day, through a network of 39 manufacturers and 231 carriers. Android and other platforms are competing hard against each other, and that’s yielding cool new devices and amazing mobile apps for consumers.

But Android’s success has yielded something else: a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.

They’re doing this by banding together to acquire Novell’s old patents (the “CPTN” group including Microsoft and Apple) and Nortel’s old patents (the “Rockstar” group including Microsoft and Apple), to make sure Google didn’t get them; seeking $15 licensing fees for every Android device; attempting to make it more expensive for phone manufacturers to license Android (which we provide free of charge) than Windows Mobile; and even suing Barnes & Noble, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung. Patents were meant to encourage innovation, but lately they are being used as a weapon to stop it.

A smartphone might involve as many as 250,000 (largely questionable) patent claims, and our competitors want to impose a “tax” for these dubious patents that makes Android devices more expensive for consumers. They want to make it harder for manufacturers to sell Android devices. Instead of competing by building new features or devices, they are fighting through litigation.

This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. Microsoft and Apple’s winning $4.5 billion for Nortel’s patent portfolio was nearly five times larger than the pre-auction estimate of $1 billion. Fortunately, the law frowns on the accumulation of dubious patents for anti-competitive means — which means these deals are likely to draw regulatory scrutiny, and this patent bubble will pop.

We’re not naive; technology is a tough and ever-changing industry and we work very hard to stay focused on our own business and make better products. But in this instance we thought it was important to speak out and make it clear that we’re determined to preserve Android as a competitive choice for consumers, by stopping those who are trying to strangle it.

We’re looking intensely at a number of ways to do that. We’re encouraged that the Department of Justice forced the group I mentioned earlier to license the former Novell patents on fair terms, and that it’s looking into whether Microsoft and Apple acquired the Nortel patents for anti-competitive means. We’re also looking at other ways to reduce the anti-competitive threats against Android by strengthening our own patent portfolio. Unless we act, consumers could face rising costs for Android devices — and fewer choices for their next phone.

[tahanteada]

Mark0: Selle, Sinu poolt toodud, ostu-valguses leiab jällegi internetist must-miljon linki, mis kõik käsistlevad seda, kuidas Googel kavatseb maailmas üleüldse kõik kokku osta mis natukenegi IT-d meenutab.

Ja siis pole ime, kui konkurendid Googlet omakorda tema enda relvaga ründavad.

[eltso]

Kurb on jah vaadata kuidas selle asemel, et enda tooteid paremaks muuta, keeratakse lihtsalt teisele. Ilmselt on Microsoftil ja Appleil ikka ideed otsa saanud kuidas oma kehva toodangut paremaks teha, sest odavamaks ju teha ei saa, sest kust muidu hiigelkasumid tuleksid. Minu poolt googlile ja andku täiega minna, ehk tulevikus saavad õunapoisid hakata inimliku hinnaga endale seadmeid ostma

[Dirty Harry]

tahanteada, täiesti nõus. Maailm ei ole must-valge, mind panevad ikka muigama hateboy'd, kes silmaklapiliselt üht või teist hiidu tõrvavad. Monopol on monopol, ei ole ükski pott või pada teisest puhtam.

[tahanteada]

Edit: OT: Piilusin siis korra kah internetti ja ennäe imet, taas Google jälle ostab.

Paar kuu tagune info:
Google Buyes Ad Optimization Company Admeld
http://www.searchenginebite.com/google-buyes-ad-optimization-company-admeld.html/

[Dirty Harry]

Oracle versus Google - http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/08/oracle-v-google-update-summary-judgment.html
Motorola versus Microsoft - http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/08/miami-court-deals-huge-setback-to.html

Üldiselt on see üks ebapõnev ning lausa häiriv temaatika. Tea, kas ärapanemise varjus R&D'le ikka aega jääb.

[tahanteada]

Mark0: Tere, aga kas tunned kedagi, kes on nõus vabatahtlikult enda rahast loobima kellegi teise kasuks. Ja samas teades, et see, kas tasuta saab, teeb selle nagunii "suureks rahaks".

Seepärast ongi täiesti loomulik, et kui keegi "paberile joone tõmbab", siis nii see joon ja ka joone tõmbamine ära patenteeritakse.