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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple ordered to pay $533 million for patent infringement: Apple Inc has been ordered to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury in Texas found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by patent licensing firm Smartflash LLC." ["Apple, which said it would appeal, said the outcome was another reason reform was needed in the patent system to curb litigation by companies that don't make products themselves."]  Reuters 7:18 AM
  • "Apple Told by Jury to Pay $532.9 Million in Patent Trial" ["'Smartflash makes no products, has no employees, creates no jobs, has no U.S. presence, and is exploiting our patent system to seek royalties for technology Apple invented,' said Kristin Huguet, an Apple spokeswoman. 'We refused to pay off this company for the ideas our employees spent years innovating and unfortunately we have been left with no choice but to take this fight up through the court system.'"]  Bloomberg 7:39 AM
  • "Apple Is Ordered to Pay $532.9 Million in Patent Case: iTunes software infringes three Smartflash patents, a Texas jury finds" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
  • "Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes infringement lawsuit" ZDNet 7:31 AM
  • "Apple must pay patent troll $532M, Texas jury rules" Gigaom 7:29 AM
  • "Apple faces $533m iTunes patent payout" BBC 8:49 AM
  • "Company without a product wins $533M verdict vs. Apple, says it's no 'patent troll'" Ars Technica 5:05 PM
  • "Tim Cook to give commencement address at George Washington University in May" 9to5Mac 8:01 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook to Give Commencement Speech at George Washington University" The Mac Observer 9:18 PM