You're missing a key point; It's a US patent. So anyone can make multi-touch 'phones and do whatever they want with them outside the US, it's only when you do something inside the US that you run the risk of getting sued.
Al. Ivan Soto wrote: > As a complete ignorant on patents and stuff like that I wonder: This > means nobody ever can make multitouch phones or anything like that? > > I know the patent works for cellphones/mid but not for computers, > since Windows 7 will have multitouch. > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I don't think Apple had much to do with the 3.5mm jack decision > because > Nokias N95 has a 3.5mm jack and has been on sale in the US since 2007, > and HTC are well known for not including a 3.5mm jack on their > 'phones. > > If it's true then Android really is going to be an also-ran because > it'll be left with all the features that Apple consider not useful > enough to want to protect. > > Al. > > Michael Martin wrote: > > We all know about Apple asking Google to not include multi-touch but > > according to an Apple employee they also asked not to include the > > 3.5mm input due to an interesting patent. > > > > http://www.googleandblog.com/why-no-g1-35mm-headphone-jack/3750/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
