Palm Not Shaken By Veiled Apple Threats
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, palm pre, Today's ChiliWhen Apple’s Tim Cook called out competition for “ripping off” its IP, people largely assumed the company’s temporary CEO was talking directly to Palm, with regards to its much buzzed about Pre.
“We like competition, as long as they don’t rip off our IP, and if they do, we’re going to go after anybody that does,” Cook told the press. “We will not stand for having our IP ripped off and we’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal [to make sure that doesn’t happen]. I don’t know that I can be more clear than that.”
Palm, for its part, doesn’t seem to be losing any sleep over Cook’s less than subtle assessment. “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space,” Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox told All Things D. “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.”
that it mistakenly got thrown out! Gone, forever, in the land of stinky garbage. Apple has described what they’ve done with the MacBook Air as Thinnovation, introducing it as the world’s thinnest notebook. It sure is thin, ranging in size from 0.16 inches to 0.76 inches, not even a full inch at its thickest point. Of course its size is a huge advantage, but it will also be its disadvantage. Steven Levy over at Newsweek really understands that disadvantage after the MacBook Air he was reviewing from Apple got thrown out with the Sunday paper.
