It's already March in 2013, so before it's too late why not have a recap of some of the biggest tech news from 2012? Here's the article I'm reading if you'd like more info on these things!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57559873-235/2012-a-year-of-patents-mobile-fights-and-one-big-ipo/
2012 marks the year where more patent litigations were brought up than ever before. Even bigger than Facebook's IPO or Microsoft's release of Windows 8, patent wars were the biggest news scene to date last year.
The article suggest that patent wars grew tremendously due to the fact that people finally understand what patents are and how to cheap the system. From trolls to battles over rounded corners, some patent wars were downright ridiculous. But they still won.
Some of the big 3 in tech, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and now even Facebook were gathering and acquiring smaller companies and competitors like mad.
So we've come to standstill in regards to changing technology. "Imitation is how the the tech industry works." I wholeheartedly agree with this, imitation and then iteration is what makes tech better and better, and allows for more discoveries and improvements. So with all the new patent issues coming up, the standstill of some technology seems imminent. Yet let's not make all the big companies into the bad guys. They get their fair share of attacks from other smaller companies as well.
Let's take a look into one of better known patent wars. Samsung vs Apple. Regardless of which side your own, we all know Apple has great presence in the market for mobile phones. But if you've been looking at the trends, you might notice that Samsung is ahead in leadership for phone sales. They actually control 29% of the cellphone market and 28% of the smartphone market. Apple had only 20% and 10% respectively. Knowing this, it seems like Apple's war in the courtroom is more like trying to take back their stake, rather than filing for patents willy nilly because they feel like it.
Does this change anyone's mind about who's side their on? Let me know!
I'm an Apple fan boy, so I support Apple rather than Samsung. However, I applaud Samsung for not caring about copying and innovating. If you look at the new Galaxy S versus the Iphone 5, its clear that Apple is losing its creative edge. I might soon become a Samsung fan boy.
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