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In what was a surprising turn of events for many in the tech community, Oracle filed a formal complaint of patent infringement against Google, demanding a jury trial and unspecified damages over the use of Java in their Android platform. So why now? Can they win? And what does it mean for Google and Java developers at large if they do?

It’s one thing to sue small fish into oblivion. Anyone remember Psystar? They went up against Apple selling dubiously-licensed Mac clones. They don’t sell Mac clones anymore. Big surprise.
It’s another thing when a small fish sues a big fish. Big fish tend to have deep pockets that can, to the massive financial benefit of said small fish, make a lawsuit go away very quickly. Settlements, acquisitions, and licensing deals can all prove quite lucrative for the small fish with relatively small investments by the big fish, especially if the small fish actually has the intellectual property rights it brings to a court.

In both of these scenarios, there are serious financial incentives to file IP-related lawsuits. When a big fish sues a bigger fish over intellectual property rights that aren’t clearcut, there has to be a bigger picture, a corporate strategy that makes the financial and PR risks worth the potential gain. In this case, it’s mobile computing which, in case you haven’t noticed, is the future of both consumer and, in many ways, enterprise computing. Yeah, I’d say there’s an incentive here.

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When two Big Fishes sue each other...

they want jus a share or liscence....there...

it has been the case wid Nokia Apple ....they sued HTC like anything in many cases....so that they can .

but their main idea was to use use the HTCs technology in thier fones...so finally they settle for technology sharing agreement..

same wid Nokia and Apple.....

HTC ni bhaypettaru starting lo...but it didnt give up...and joined the main stream of Big fishes...

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[quote author=Duvva Abbulu link=topic=89188.msg951613#msg951613 date=1281722781]
When two Big Fishes sue each other...

they want jus a share or liscence....there...

it has been the case wid Nokia Apple ....they sued HTC like anything in many cases....so that they can .

but their main idea was to use use the HTCs technology in thier fones...so finally they settle for technology sharing agreement..

same wid Nokia and Apple.....

HTC ni bhaypettaru starting lo...but it didnt give up...and joined the main stream of Big fishes...
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[img]http://www.phonegg.com/HTC/Tilt2/HTC-Tilt2-1.jpg[/img] naa phone...
HTC rocksss apple suckss

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[quote author=Duvva Abbulu link=topic=89188.msg951619#msg951619 date=1281723125]
[img]http://www.htcsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/HTC-EVO-5.jpg[/img]
[/quote]
evo konesavaaaa
kekaaaa
kaani winmo roxxxx

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[quote author=mettastar link=topic=89188.msg951628#msg951628 date=1281723321]
evo konesavaaaa
kekaaaa
kaani winmo roxxxx
[/quote]

release aina roje konna.... ^^" ^^"

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[img]http://i35.tinypic.com/aws2g0.jpg[/img]

naa tilt lo custom rom esaaaaa etta undhiii

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[quote author=mettastar link=topic=89188.msg951628#msg951628 date=1281723321]
evo konesavaaaa
kekaaaa
kaani winmo roxxxx
[/quote] Dr@w@ Dr@w@ Dr@w@

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[quote author=Duvva Abbulu link=topic=89188.msg951635#msg951635 date=1281723493]
release aina roje konna.... ^^" ^^"
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EVO susaaa baa chaala bagundhi kaaani
touch sensitivity apple laaga cheyalekapothunnaru HTC vaallu

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[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=89188.msg951650#msg951650 date=1281723771]
Dr@w@ Dr@w@ Dr@w@
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vachesaavaaaa  :0012391: :0012391:
etaaa unnav baaa

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[quote author=mettastar link=topic=89188.msg951646#msg951646 date=1281723735]
[img]http://i35.tinypic.com/aws2g0.jpg[/img]

naa tilt lo custom rom esaaaaa etta undhiii
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soofer..

avunu flash performance ela undi...emaina change anipistunda.... sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink

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[quote author=Duvva Abbulu link=topic=89188.msg951658#msg951658 date=1281723926]
soofer..

avunu flash performance ela undi...emaina change anipistunda.... sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink
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flash performance ante enti baaa???
nenu kotha rom flash sesaaka performance aaa??

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[quote author=mettastar link=topic=89188.msg951646#msg951646 date=1281723735]
[img]http://i35.tinypic.com/aws2g0.jpg[/img]

naa tilt lo custom rom esaaaaa etta undhiii
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mama edem phone koncham seppu, At&t ayithe nenu try setha

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[quote author=mettastar link=topic=89188.msg951661#msg951661 date=1281724028]
flash performance ante enti baaa???
nenu kotha rom flash sesaaka performance aaa??
[/quote] sFi_boink3 sFi_boink3

flash ante..neeku youtube or other flash based applications emaina difference anipistunda...

veyyaka mundu..and tarvata ani....

too much heavy sites untai sudu...cnn, cricinfo lantivi...loading lo emaina diff anipistunda ani...

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[quote author=bhrami link=topic=89188.msg951664#msg951664 date=1281724056]
mama edem phone koncham seppu, At&t ayithe nenu try setha
[/quote]htc tilt ani raasadu ga.. kanipiyada... sFi_boink3 sFi_boink3

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