[olug] Why I won't buy HTC Devices

[aric at omahax.com]

I do like this move today by HTC.
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/05/27/htc_bootloader_unlock/
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084

Reading the Microsoft patents, it probably does infringe simply because
they are intentionally intended to have a wide interpretation.  My
non-lawyer opinion is that this patent tactic should be intended to
protect you and allow you to sell this technology but not keep others from
doing so.  They patented sudo right?  :)

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5,778,372.PN.&OS=PN/5,778,372&RS=PN/5,778,372

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=6,339,780.PN.&OS=PN/6,339,780&RS=PN/6,339,780

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5,889,522.PN.&OS=PN/5,889,522&RS=PN/5,889,522

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=6,891,551.PN.&OS=PN/6,891,551&RS=PN/6,891,551

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=6,891,551.PN.&OS=PN/6,891,551&RS=PN/6,891,551




> "if it truly infringes" - it did not goto court, so it was nothing
> about the truth.   HTC decided it would be outlawyered.  Upto $12.50
> per Android phone from any manufacturer could goto MS.  If anyone read
> the Novell deal, was there really any legitimate MS IP claim?
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