Apple Banned in Germany! at Robert Pogson

I took literary licence on the title, but it is about time Apple had its knuckles rapped in court. Apple has had a free ride on the issue of patents so far, IMHO. Now, Motorola laid a complaint against Apple and Apple failed to show in court, resulting in a default judgment in favour of Motorola. Amazing. Steve Jobs would be spinning in his grave…

Nothing has been decided on the merits but it is light at the end of the dark tunnel of Apple’s victories. This is Mutual Assured Destruction as a Mexican standoff. Surely the courts will impose some sanity eventually. Do patents, which are supposed to encourage innovation, now mean the end to international trade in technology? We have seen the effects of monopoly but do we even have a word for this paralysis? It’s so childish. We don’t want to play with each other so we all go home…

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.