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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by froindt on Friday May 12, 2017 @12:24AM (#14321431)
I wasn't around here during that dispute. As I remember it (and I could be off substantially), both sides were slinging mud at each other drawn out over a long period of many months. Both had large patent portfolios to throw at each other, along with accusations about seemingly stupid stuff, like apple suggesting Samsung not make rectangular phones.

Did Apple vs Samsung seem as clear cut as Uber vs Google does now?

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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by dba7dba on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:24AM (#14321614)
Apple and Samsung sued and counter-sued in all following nations: Germany, Japan, US, Australia, EU.

Only the jury trial in Silicon Valley ended favorably for Apple. And that with a jury foreman who had a very questionable patent himself. After the trial he was saying stuff in interviews that showed he had a pretty strong bias for Apple for a few days, and than he went silent suddenly. Some suggested Apple or someone asked him to keep quiet. But who knows.

The legal battle between Apple and Samsung was literally fought on more continents than WW2. WW2 wasn't fought in US but Apple-Samsung battle did take place in US.

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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by oatmale on Friday May 12, 2017 @05:05AM (#14322428)
> The legal battle between Apple and Samsung was literally fought on more continents than WW2. WW2 wasn't fought in US but Apple-Samsung battle did take place in US.

North America (Pearl Harbor, Fort Stevens)

Europe

Asia

Africa

Australia ( Darwin, Sydney, battle of Brisbane )

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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by rockinghigh on Saturday May 13, 2017 @01:00PM (#14331864)
Pearl Harbor is not in North America, it's in in Hawaii. Comparing the Fort Stevens incident to actual warfare is ridiculous.
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Re:Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules by theduncan on Friday May 12, 2017 @09:02AM (#14323595)
You Don't talk about the Battle of Brisbane.
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