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I hate to side with Google on this one, but this is a stupid patent. Communicating with a cell tower is a basic principle of phone design. How you can give out fundamental patents for that shit is beyond me
Considering other patent laws in Japan, I definitely agree with you.
Especially when companies like Nintendo are somehow able to patent video game mechanics for something as ridiculous as riding on a flying creature.
Especially AFTER a successful competitor comes along after decades of holding ip hostage. Mind bogling
All patents are stupid. Seriously, I've written one, although of course only the boss gets credit for the property. It's a disgusting process where you try to destroy any chance of innovation in the name of money.
Reclassifying patents as anti-competitive behavior alone would fix so much in the market.
How cell phones work is ridiculously complicated. Going from analog, to time-domain shenanigans, to binary wizard math, is why you can watch 720p video and whine that it's not 1080p.
I hate to side with Google, but intellectual property and especially patent law is stupid.
Especially when it involves modems. Qualcomm had a vice grip on them for so long, and still mostly does, so there's little competition, and no good competition. They make great modems, but they're also a US military contractor and can't truly be trusted. Competition, is also generally good.
Does Pantech have some sort of Japan specific patent for modem tech that isn't recognized internationally? It isn't like Google even makes modems.
They may have registered a patent in Japan before samsung whose modem google uses.
You need to register a patent individually in most countries otherwise you need to pay royalties for usage of that patent in that country.
You can see this with Nokia, Ericsson and others barring smartphone sales in the past in some countries.
Considering, its the 2nd largest seller in Japan. It should do something ASAP unless they want to give away their position. Sony and others could always use a boost of sales if they capitalize on this opportunity correctly.
Japan is an important market for Google. According to data from StatCounter, Google currently ranks second with a market share of 5.81%, far behind the Apple iPhone with a gigantic 62.46%, but just ahead of Samsung and Xiaomi.
And no mention of Sony. What a bummer.
You would think they would be preferred as the sole Android manufacturer in their home market. Really goes to show how awful if a job Sony has done in the mobile market.
I thought Sony stopped making phones. Must have been someone else
Really? Of all things... Basic math is too complicated for Google to figure out royalties? I think someone might not be telling the truth
