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#1 2011-06-14 19:24:11
- JaneFairfax
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Nokia and Apple settle patent dispute
Nokia has announced that Apple has agreed to pay royalties for use of its technologies, ending the long-running legal dispute between the two firms. The Finnish company sued Apple for patent infringements in 2009 but Apple in turn accused Nokia of infringing its patents. It is good to see the Americans finally admitting that they are wrong and agreeing to settle up.
http://z8.invisionfree.com/DYK/index.php?showtopic=924
#2 2011-06-14 19:28:06
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Re: Nokia and Apple settle patent dispute
JaneFairfax wrote:
It is good to see the Americans finally admitting that they are wrong and agreeing to settle up.
Jane, I do admire your tenacity. Is this not your fourth or fifth statement like this?
As we have many American members, I feel I must defend their integrity. So here goes:
Americans are never wrong. It just seems that way. I have read that Americans are a bright, industrious, charming and good looking race of creatures, particularly the males.
Anyway, thanks for sharing that article.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#3 2011-06-14 22:17:11
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Indeed so.
I saw a graphic some months ago of "who was suing who" in telecom land, and it was a very tangled web.
BTW, isn't Nokia half American now (Microsoft deal)?
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
#4 2011-06-14 22:17:51
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Bobby, I don't know what the problem is. Apple is an American company, isn't it? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
#5 2011-06-14 22:21:54
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Yes, it is. Put together by the great Steve Wozniak.
Thought you might be playfully bashing Americans, so I was playing back. My apologies for misunderstanding.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#6 2011-06-14 22:53:28
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Oh, okay. No problem. I should learn to phrase my sentences more carefully next time to avoid misunderstandings. 
#7 2011-06-14 22:57:19
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Hi JaneFairfax;
I have no problem with the way you express yourself. I rather enjoy it.
I guess it is up to me to be clearer.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.