La putin timp dupa publicarea verdictului dat de juratii americani in procesul dintre Samsung si Apple, cei de la Google au dat o declaratie in care spun ca decizia nu are legatura cu nucleul Android OS, ci cu modificarile facute de Samsung si ca totul ar trebui privit din aceasta perspectiva. Practic Google se distanteaza de Samsung, cel mai mare producator de terminale Android, si o face pe buna dreptate deoarece in trecut i-a avertizat pe coreeni sa nu copieze tehnologiile Apple, insa desigur ca sfaturile sale nu au fost ascultate.
The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims. Most of these don’t relate to the core Android operating system, and several are being re-examined by the US Patent Office. The mobile industry is moving fast and all players — including newcomers — are building upon ideas that have been around for decades. We work with our partners to give consumers innovative and affordable products, and we don’t want anything to limit that.
In proces, cei de la Apple au folosit email-uri trimise de Google catre Samsung, email-uri in care li se spunea coreenilor sa isi modifice produsele pentru ca incalca brevetlwe Apple, insa sfaturile au trecut neobservate. Desi Google a incercat sa ajute Samsung si inaintea procesului, si in timpul desfasurarii sale, efortul a fost in zadar si acum compania se distanteaza de intreaga problema.
“I am notifying you of the team leader’s directives from the executives’ meeting yesterday,” the message begins. The sixth item on the list addresses a need to “respond to the issue of design similarity for the S series,” which Samsung designer Kim Jin Soo testified was a reference to the company’s S series of smartphones.
“Google is demanding distinguishable design vis-à-vis the iPad,” according to the e-mail. “Consider design distinguishability for the items demanded by Google while maintaining the current design, and in regards to each carrier’s demands.”
Din pacate Google si Samsung colaboreaza la producerea Galaxy Nexus-ului, un terminal care are Android pur, nemodificat, un terminal care a fost scos din vanzare in SUA din cauza incalcarii unui brevet de inventie al Apple. Chiar daca Google incearca sa distraga atentia tuturor si sa nu puna un semn de egalitate intre problemele Samsung si cele ale Android OS, adevarul este ca Apple are probabil arme si impotriva Google. Cand va folosi Apple aceste arme? Poate in momentul in care Google va redeveni atat de nesimtita precum Samsung si va ignora sfaturile tuturor.
La final va las in compania unei “decodari” comice a comunicatului de presa publicat de Google :
Good lord, let’s hope Samsung wins on appeal, because if Apple prevails it might be coming for us next. We hope our massive patent-buying splurge in mobile will protect us, but the there-is-nothing-new-under-the-sun defense is our fall back position
