<story><title>Motorola wins patent suit against Apple in Germany, iPhone/iPad to be banned</title><url>http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/12/09/motorola-wins-patent-suit-against-apple-in-germany-iphoneipad-to-be-banned/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AndrewDucker</author><text>It does feel that Apple is reaping the whirlwind here.&lt;p&gt;For a long time the major players have all held loaded guns pointed at each other&apos;s heads, with nobody willing to fire a shot because they knew it would be more trouble than it was worth.&lt;p&gt;And then Apple decided to take the first shot.  The big question now, is whether the politicians will let this drag out, costing everyone a fortune, or step in and call an end to it by changing the patent system.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ellyagg</author><text>What on earth are you talking about? Nokia sued Apple first after it became clear they weren&apos;t going to be able to compete with the things Apple was doing. Nokia was able to successfully extort money from Apple. Apple was taught that this is how you play the game. If people want the system to change, they need to lobby for it, but please remember your history. Apple didn&apos;t start this and &lt;i&gt;everyone&lt;/i&gt; is doing it. Who is playing offense and who is playing defense depends on how well you remember the timeline and which &quot;team&quot; you side with.</text></comment>
<story><title>Motorola wins patent suit against Apple in Germany, iPhone/iPad to be banned</title><url>http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/12/09/motorola-wins-patent-suit-against-apple-in-germany-iphoneipad-to-be-banned/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AndrewDucker</author><text>It does feel that Apple is reaping the whirlwind here.&lt;p&gt;For a long time the major players have all held loaded guns pointed at each other&apos;s heads, with nobody willing to fire a shot because they knew it would be more trouble than it was worth.&lt;p&gt;And then Apple decided to take the first shot.  The big question now, is whether the politicians will let this drag out, costing everyone a fortune, or step in and call an end to it by changing the patent system.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fleitz</author><text>I think German politicians have bigger issues to worry about right now than a patent dispute between Apple and Motorola, something about Greece, Italy, and Spain.&lt;p&gt;This court case is just a proxy war fought by Motorola as a client company of Google.</text></comment>