Comments on: Another Apple In-App Purchase Woe: Developers Hit With Patent Complaints http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/ The economics of digital content Fri, 24 May 2013 23:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: gena777 http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83629 Mon, 16 May 2011 23:31:27 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83629  From the language used in this patent enforcement action, it sounds like Lodsys just wants to settle and nab some licensing deals. Honestly, it probably would have been smarter for them to go after Apple and/or other deep pockets, if money’s all they want, instead of pursuing one-man development shops; after all, you can’t bleed a stone.http://www.industryweek.com/articles/patent_enforcement_21538.aspx?SectionID=2

]]> By: Jan Bílek http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83628 Sat, 14 May 2011 15:46:07 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83628  I don’t get it. Scotland is in European Union and not in the United States and we don’t have software patents in EU… so why should we care about idiotic american patent system (no offence, dear Americans)? Why should Thomas not treat that cease and desist letter as low quality toilet paper? The guy is Scotland based and US courts have no jurisdiction over Scotland – how can they threaten him… and all of us, non-US based app developers? Apparently I am missing something… but what is it?

Anyway… I know that Silicon Valley is the best place for start-ups and whatnot, but I wonder when are pros of being in the Valley going to outweigh cons of being located in United States and start-ups start to move to less anti-innovation countries.

]]> By: RE http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83627 Fri, 13 May 2011 22:37:34 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83627  Its crazy what the USPTO will grant people – This guy patented the concept of “User Feedback” in 2006 and it was granted in 2009.http://www.scribd.com/doc/48692149/Customer-based-product-design-module-US-patent-7620565

]]> By: iFonePhag4S http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83626 Fri, 13 May 2011 22:08:21 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83626 Hey Thomson, you should move over and start developing calculator apps for Android. I hear the ad revenue waters are nice.Thomson, you should move over and start developing calculator apps for Android. I hear the ad revenue waters are nice.

]]> By: Ewing Enterprise http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83625 Fri, 13 May 2011 18:32:34 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/13/419-another-apple-in-app-purchase-woe-developers-hit-with-patent-lawsuits/#comment-83625 WOW! First, Apple better come to the developers rescue. and what a terrible  business model, (patent trolls). Ill bet that was the worst feeling getting served papers from Fedex and I bet it wasn’t just a small package probably a box!!

http://www.ewingenterprise.com/

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