As you may remember, from a blog post about a week ago, Apple have started legal proceedings against HTC, claiming IP infringement on virtually all of the Taiwanese handset manufacturer's portfolio. A huge number of people (myself included) have wondered out loud if it's less about HTC and more about trying to get one over on Google, what with Android becoming a more viable threat to the iPhone.
New information's arisen via CNN's Brainstorm Tech blog, which suggests that not only is that the case, but that the lawsuit is only part of what's happening.
This new information, if accurate, seems to strongly suggest that Apple are using legal chicanery to try and stamp out any competition to their beloved iPhone, implying that Apple see the mobile phone market as their playground. It appears that Apple have also been in talks with other handset manufacturers (notably, all of them seem to make Android phones), in what could be seen as a bit of a shakedown bid. According to Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner:
"Starting in January, Apple launched a series of C-Level discussions with tier-1 handset makers to underscore its growing displeasure at seeing its iPhone-related IP [intellectual property] infringed. The lawsuit filed against HTC thus appears to be Apple's way of putting a public, lawyered-up exclamation point on a series of blunt conversations that have been occurring behind closed doors.
News Source : - http://www.mobileshop.com
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