Comments on: Creative sues Apple over iPod interface

Singapore-based electronics maker claims the iPod and iPod Nano infringe on a patent it has for its own media player.

[gerard rotonda]

Creative launches Apple iPod patent challenge

Sim Wong Hoo, chief executive at digital media player firm
Creative, has told the BBC that he plans to " pursue aggressively"
a US patent which it owns on a system used to navigate music
on digital players.

"We will pursue all manufacturers that use the same navigation
system," he said.

Creative was one of the first companies to sell a digital music
player in 2000 but has lost significant market share to Apple's
iPod.

In August, Creative won a patent in the US for the way music
tracks are organised and navigated on a player through a
hierarchical system using three or more screens.

As per ken young


Gerard Rotonda

Portland, OR

[gerard rotonda]

Creative launches Apple iPod patent challenge

Creative says it has patent covering iPod technology: Creative
has been awarded what appears to be a stunningly stupid patent
which it will likely use to sue Apple for infringement.

Creative said the patent covers the way music tracks are selected
on a device using a hierarchy of three or more successive
screens. On the iPod, for instance, users can scroll from artists
to albums to songs.

Gerard Rotonda

[gerard rotonda]

Creative launches Apple iPod patent challenge

Creative says it has patent covering iPod technology: Creative
has been awarded what appears to be a stunningly stupid patent
which it will likely use to sue Apple for infringement.

Creative said the patent covers the way music tracks are selected
on a device using a hierarchy of three or more successive
screens. On the iPod, for instance, users can scroll from artists
to albums to songs.

Gerard Rotonda

[Vegaman_Dan]

Vegetable Crisper

Amazing how people don't read the message before putting words in your mouth. Did I call iPod owners stupid as claimed here? Let me scroll back and check...

... nope, I didn't. Maybe I should pretend that I did so that people who don't bother to read will have something to complain about.

Did I mention iTunes online? Hmm....

... nope. Not that one either. Okay, that's two for two by the same person.

I'm not sure why anyone bothers posting anything at all since there are those who will insist on personal attacks as opposed to willing to discuss the subject at hand. It doesn't even matter what the subject it is- knee jerk reactions by... well, jerks.

[Vegaman_Dan]

Wrong button! My bad.

This wasn't meant for the general thread, but instead for a troll. I hit the wrong reply button and now wish I could just remove it entirely.

Heh.

[_Yourself_]

A real thought

The point that these treads are missing is, NOT that you like Creative?s Mp3 players or you?re into the apple thing. It?s about the fact that Creative came out with the technology way before Apple. Just because Apple has doped the general public into believing that the I-pod is something new and different doesn?t mean that they came up with it. Anyone who has any knowledge of the rise of mp3s knows that the NOMAD was the first ?monster? mp3 player in January 2000.

Creative had the players first and really aren?t hurting for business, so they are not try to save themselves but leaching money from Apple. Creative applied for this patent in January 2001. Let me say that again January 2001. They were granted it in August 2005 and are now perusing the rights. Apple even asked Creative in early 2001 if they could use Creative technology and Creative said ?no?.

It is very frustrating reading comments from people that bought the I-pod because Apple told them to. I could rip on the I-pod all day but I won?t, I just hope that Creative gets what they deserve, the money for stolen technology.

[ericblr0716]

?????????

And Apple didn't use anything from Creative... end of story.
They developed their own technology. Apparently creative
thinks they are the inventor of the hirearchival navigation
interface. That is blatently false. Creative is just jealous that
they arent in the lead right now so they come up with this bogus
charge and then try to pursue it in court just so they can leech
off of someone instead of coming up with something truly
creative.

The Nomad used a laptop type hard drive and the ipod used a
microdrive from htachi. I have sen they display on both the
nomad and the Ipod... they are completely different.
This case will definately get thrown at as it should.

[Norseman]

If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em

Is this a great country or what?

[CentrOS]

Creative has a patent, but Apple has prior art

Apple is fully protected and this will be thrown out real quick. It's
got to just be a publicity stunt or to make people think Apple stole
Creative's ideas. The end result will likely be an application by
Apple to have the patent reviewed and made void. Creative will
then be VERY much the loser here. Not that Creative's not already
the biggest LOSER around to begin with.

[hstnasia]

That's what a loser does

As someone who lives in Sinagapore, I understand why Creative takes such action of filing law suit against Apple, they are a loser even in their own home market. Instead of focusing the energy on developing a competitive products (which I believe the only thing Creative do well is the soundcard), they chose to spend time filing a law suit against the winner.

Get real!!! "CREATIVE" even apple loses this law suit, do you think you could have more market share? I doubt so, many other brands are offering a much more attrative products such as Samsung, iRiver etc.

I'm for one, even if apple never exist in the MP3 market, I would probably choose iRiver or Samsung against Creative not-so-creative MP3 player.

[rsmalley2009]

Hee hee

Silly Creative, getting angry at Apple becuase they are better
than you and you know it and then whining to the "big bad
government" IS FOR KIDS.

Ryan

[Mgradyc]

Re: Hee hee

Silly Apple, getting angry at Microsoft becuase they are better
than you and you know it and then whining to the "big bad
government" IS FOR KIDS.

Remember that one? Oh, that's right, you were still in diapers when Apple LOST that suit. What a bunch of losers! Just because Microsofts underhanded business practices defeated them in the OS market share war, they had to go cry to the government!