HMD forced to pull most of its smartphones out of Germany over a patent dispute Comments
- Mettrich
- n69
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2022Guess what smarty pants? What proves this company owns the tech is the patent itself. How can ... morePatents aren't always this clear, many are ambiguos or not even justified when bought (you just can't patent certain things). If even the most basic tech could be patented then no new tech could be created without paying huge fees to multiple patent holders. When a patent infridgement is settled in court it should always be questioned whether the patent even is legitimate or whether it restricts the market too much. Seeing how many businesses have been sued for using EVS that might be the case tbh, especially because it's now settled in Germany it might go into that direction.
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- uuy
neij56, 25 Feb 2022This is a good news! I'm waiting for HMD's destruction. HMD is a big failure and ... moreTrue words of a real NOKIA fan
- neij56
- Kg@
This is a good news!
I'm waiting for HMD's destruction. HMD is a big failure and needs to eradicated.
Please stop making Nokia phones!
WE WANT REAL NOKIA BACK! NOT THIS HMD-NOKIA IMPOSTOR!
- Anonymous
- fpT
Anonymous, 24 Feb 2022Can you prove this company invented this tech? Or did it just buy it for pennies from someone ... moreGuess what smarty pants? What proves this company owns the tech is the patent itself. How can you possibly be this dumb?
Even if this company wasn't the original inventor of the tech in question, they own the patent which means they paid for it. Why would they settle for other companies infringing their rights for free? Spoiler alert: you can't answer this question because you've never produced/patented anything of value so you will never comprehend how copyright works.
And btw, not everyone that holds a patent is a "pAtEnT tRoLl". In fact you're the only troll here, taking the side of a shit company that's infringing the rights of another. Since you can't read anything more than the two lines that form the title of this article : This company didn't patent VoLTE itself but rather a form of it called VSE, so everything you moaned about regarding VoLTE is null and void.
May I also ask why are you this keen on engaging in s3xual intercourse with HMD? Why do you want their D this bad?
- Anonymous
- Rd}
They may shut down HMD, as far iºm concerned, no one cares anymore. They failed miserably
- Anonymous
- xq5
Germans are smart enough. They will go for better brands.
- Anonymous
- DGV
GregLu, 24 Feb 2022Yeah, but again, HMD is like HTC : They only sell overpriced junk anymore :(At the end of the article, it says they didn't just go for hmd.
- Anonymous
- DGV
Anonymous, 24 Feb 2022Who created the tech?
If someone wants to use, just pay.
Otherwise, do not use.
Who... moreCan you prove this company invented this tech? Or did it just buy it for pennies from someone then is using it to extort large companies?
Also it's a standard tech, if you don't want volte, you can't just force all mobile network operators to switch to your tech. A patent troll can't be allowed to control who can and can't use volte. It's hard to understand why anyone would defend a patent troll.
- Kangal
- Px%
HMD-Nokia, their proper "home" is in Shenzhen, China.
Their headquarters might be in Espoo, Finland, and their financial entity is operating out of Cayman Islands (tax haven). But most of their hardware and micro-code is a turn-key solution that is developed by Foxconn.
...so yah, people don't support this company
- Anonymous
- rJX
HMD is hoping that the patent holder will realize its not worth suing them and pull out of the case.
- Wikymeh
- pXD
Well, HMD are doing nothing for the Nokia brand to get a new look or gain market again, just releasing boring phones and no support at all...even the prices dont match what others brands do so, why pay more if specs are lower? Just because the Nokia brand? i dont think so.
- AnonD-492870
- 4Ib
That must be a fun "battle/challenge" to implement a particular IP into VoLTE on a 5g/4g device then decide how long to leave it/use it before simply sending a patch to fix it.
- Anonymous
- 8Kf
Anonymous, 24 Feb 2022Sad to see a patent troll that has never made a phone or software get to block and extort comp... moreWho created the tech?
If someone wants to use, just pay.
Otherwise, do not use.
Who is gonna invest time and money on something new if other plan tovuse for free?
- GregLu
- nRd
Anonymous, 24 Feb 2022Sad to see a patent troll that has never made a phone or software get to block and extort comp... moreYeah, but again, HMD is like HTC : They only sell overpriced junk anymore :(
- Anonymous
- uct
Don't think they'll lose out much too. Better to pull out than to pay for the patent lol
- Anonymous
- fCC
The ban is actually a good thing because all HMD was doing was using the Nokia brand to release boring underspecced phones
- Anonymous
- DGV
Sad to see a patent troll that has never made a phone or software get to block and extort companies that actually make phones.
- Anonymous
- IVx
Patent war back at it again..
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