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pcmag.com - 1/22/2009

Will Apple Sue Palm Over the Pre? - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

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Apple review, Apple commentary, Apple news... Everything Apple Apple executives hinted Wednesday that the company might legally contest the multitouch technology found within the Palm Pre. During the waning minutes of a conference call announcing the company's record-setting quarter , Apple ...

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digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 1/23/2009

Palm to Apple: Bring It

— digitaldaily.allthingsd.com — We like competition, as long as they don’t rip off our IP, and if they do, we’re... going to go after anybody that does … We will not stand for having our IP ripped off and we’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal [to ... (more) Palm to Apple: Bring It

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apple.com - 1/21/2009

Apple Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

— apple.com — Good news for Apple all around: Apple sold 2,524,000 Macintosh computers during the quarter, representing nine percent... unit growth over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold a record 22,727,000 iPods during the quarter, representing three ... (more) Apple Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

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blog.wired.com - 1/22/2009

Apple Still Thinking About Netbooks, But Isn't Ready

— blog.wired.com — During its quarterly earnings call Wednesday, Apple reinforced its skepticism in netbooks, saying their low-powered CPUs, cramped... keyboards and small displays are not enough to satisfy customers. "We've got some ideas, but right now we ... (more) Apple Still Thinking About Netbooks, But Isn't Ready

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GigaOM Network — ... Apple Hinting at Legal Action vs. Palm Over Pre? - Part of the Apple conference call, towards the end, has PC Magazine thinking that Apple may be planning to take Palm to court over their recently released Pre smartphone. In no uncertain terms, Tim Cook says they’ll hunt them down like dogs if it turns out they stole Apple IP. ...

"Don't rip off our IP," warns Apple (glaring at Palm)
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... , its long-awaited, next-generation smartphone that boasts a gorgeous touch interface and "multitouch" capabilities—that is, a display that can track two fingers at once, allowing for gestures such as "pinching" to zoom Web pages. Hmmm, sounds kinda like the iPhone, right? Well, as PC Magazine notes , Apple has actually filed several patents for "gesture"-based multitouch interfaces, claiming them as its own intellectual property ("IP"). And I'm sure Apple noticed that the Pre was introduced by a certain Jon Rubenstein, the former Apple exec behind the iMac and the iPod. So ...

Palm first comment on iPhone multi-touch patent
PalmAddicts — ... on its iPhone multi-touch patent being ripped off in Palm's new webOS™, PC Mag has managed to get in touch with a spokeswoman at Palm on Thursday who said that the company has not been contacted by Apple's legal team, to her knowledge. ...

Reflections on the Palm Pre and “Open Apps”
Cellphone9 — ... Whoa. I just realized that it’s been a while since I tagged something under the category of “Palm.” With Palm’s competitive absence from the mobile scene for the past three years, Apple’s iPhone has rightfully taken the place of the world’s most easy to use smartphone OS. And behind them, Windows Mobile still retains its niche as being the “geekier” trade. But Palm’s comeback looks promising, amidst the apparent infringement into how the new Palm OS looks a lot like the iPhone’s. Can’t blame Apple. But yeah, I ...