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Posted: Mar 06 2011 03:11 pm

Douche McCallister wrote:

The fact that Sony is such an afterthought when it comes to cellular phones nowadays makes me wonder why even bother suing LG in the first place. I wonder if they are regretting that now.

What's odd is that Sony/Ericsson makes some great phones, or at least used to. They seem absent in the smart phone arena, which is just weird considering how far ahead of the times their phones were just a few years ago(at least in non-American markets, America gets the shaft as always.)

Hey yeah, you Europeans want to bitch? What about your cell phones? You and Asia get the coolest stuff years before us, at a cheaper price too. America gets royally fucked in the ass over cellular service every single time. And we're supposed to be the "free market," ha ha ha.

I had no idea how much cell phones in the US suck until I worked in a warehouse reselling phones to China and other Asian countries. Motorola Razrs(brand new at the time) that sold for 500 bucks retail were only worth 16 dollars tops to the Chinamen used, and that was if they were mint.

Posted: Mar 06 2011 03:24 pm

I'm told MMS is the norm in Europe as opposed to SMS.

Posted: Mar 06 2011 03:30 pm

The-Excel wrote:

I'm told MMS is the norm in Europe as opposed to SMS.

Also, GSM is the standard, meaning that Europeans can buy whatever the fuck phone they want and drop their SIM card in and it'll work on the spot. Asia too. Here in America we have GSM but the at least two of the big guys(Verizon, Sprint) use CDMA, which makes it a hassle and a half trying to switch phones.

I'll give you a quick example of how badly America gets fucked: The Japanese had cell phones available with 10 megapixel cameras on them over four years ago. Four years ago, we were lucky to be able to choose our own wallpaper on our phones.

Posted: Mar 10 2011 07:26 pm

youre free youre free:

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A court decision made today will allow the large quantity of PlayStation 3 systems that had been seized upon their arrival in Europe to be freed. Sony will be allowed to continue their distribution to retailers. This latest court order follows February's move that blocked the importation of PS3s into the Netherlands (where all European PS3 imports come through), leading to the seizure of what's said to be around 300,000 systems.
LG alleged that Sony had violated certain LG-owned Blu-ray patents, so a court granted the temporary block. Today's decision doesn't mean Sony is necessarily in the right. According to blog FOSS Patents, lifting the seizure order was done because "this kind of measure didn't seem fair given the history of negotiations between the parties."

Sony's potential guilt will be decided at a later date. For now, PS3s will stop being seized in Europe (good news for any Europeans planning to pick up a PS3 in a few weeks' time) and LG will be forced to pay a little more than $179,000 to cover legal fees. An additional fine of more than $275,000 will be levied for each day that it fails to comply.

The roughly 300,000 systems that have been seized are valued at more than $59 million. That figure would have increased greatly had the seizure not been lifted, as nearly 180,000 additional systems are currently en route to the Netherlands.

Regarding the potential royalties Sony would be forced to pay if it is ultimately found guilty of violating patents, LG reportedly wants between $2.50 and $2.55 for each device sold. By those figures, $150-180 million would be owed for devices sold in the past, and with future payments, LG would look to receive in excess of $350 million. Whether it will ever see a penny is a matter that remains to be seen.

http://www.1up.com/news/playstation-3-set-free-europe