Archive for July 21st, 2012
Google: Apple Inventories That Are Commercially Essential Should Be Treated As Standards
CEO of Apple Tim Cook has said that he think other companies should “invent their own stuff” instead of copying inventions created by Apple.
Kent Walker, General Counsel of Google disagrees, and this month send a letter to Judiciary Committee of US Senate saying that commercial inventions that influence “consumer welfare” should be treated the same way as technical patents.
Alternative Email Client Sparrow Acquired by Google
Google has recently acquired alternative email client Sparrow. Sparrow has already posted a statement on their website:
We're excited to announce that Sparrow has been acquired by Google! We care a lot about how people communicate, and we did our best to provide you with the most intuitive and pleasurable mailing experience. […]