Update: in the afternoon, Apple relisted the
mobiles in question, following an appeal on the decision (see
To be).
While we were talking aboutthis morning a decision of
German justice which could restrict the use of iCloud for
Germans, it is another implementation of adecision
of justice dating from the end of last yearwhich has consequences (again
limited as we will see) for Apple and consumers
Germans.
Thus, Apple does notno longer allows the purchase of iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone
4 since his
German online site. The thumbnails of these models are present on the
page (at the bottom) but are notmore clickable:
The siteFoss, specialized in monitoring these procedures
legal,
indicated herethat this only concerns the Apple online store but neither
resellers or physical Apple stores (Apple Stores). Nevertheless,
Motorola has pending lawsuits on the same patents against Apple in
US.
As for the reason why the iPhone 4S is not affected, it
seems to be linked to the use of a communication chip of the
manufacturer Qualcomm while the iPhone 4S uses that of Infineon / Intel (which
would in this case have an agreement with Motorola).
On the legal side, the year 2012 begins straight from 2011, very active
… But this time we moved from filing complaints to judgments and
actions. Others, particularly in the context of the opposition betweenApple and Samsungare expected this
year.
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founder of the site. Computer engineer and Internet specialist where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for the magazine Team Palmtops (Posse Presse) and author of several books on the iPad published by Pearson.
