Tim Cook si Larry Page, presedintii a doua dintre cele mai importante companii de pe glob, au avut in ultimele saptamani discutii despre posibila evitare a unor dispute legale. La mijloc este desigur Android-ul despre care Steve Jobs spunea ca incalca diverse brevete de inventie ale Apple, insa reprezentanti ai Google au afirmat in diverse randuri ca nici Apple nu a inovat chiar tot in iOS. Deocamdata presedintii au discutat doar la telefon despre probleme, o intalnire ar fi urmat sa aiba loc maine, insa ea a fost amanata.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of intellectual property matters, including the ongoing mobile patent disputes between the companies, according to people familiar with the matter. The two chief executives had a phone conversation last week, the sources said. Discussions involving lower-level officials of the two companies are also ongoing. Page and Cook are expected to talk again in the coming weeks, though no firm date has been set, the sources said. One source told Reuters that a meeting was scheduled for this Friday, but had been delayed for reasons that were unclear.
Deocamdata nimeni nu stie exact despre ce au vorbit cei doi presedinti si reprezentantii lor, insa probabil este vorba de o licentiere mutuala prin care Apple ar primi licente Google/Motorola si cei de la Google ar primi licente pentru functii importante ale Android OS. Exista desigur posibilitatea discutarii unei licentieri ceva mai cuprinzatoare care sa protejeze si implementarile producatorilor de terminale Android, insa deocamdata acestea sunt pure speculatii.
Victoria celor de la Apple impotriva Samsung pare sa fi atras atentia multor producatori de terminale Android si inclusiv a celor de la Google care incearca sa rezolve totul fara a mai ajunge din nou in instante unde Apple ar putea castiga.