http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/ Engadget Comments for IBM tries to stop Asus imports over patent violations http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/ IBM.]]>Dec 6th 2007 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/> Asus, even if Asus is getting bigger. I guess there’s some distance between those companies in different ways.]]>Dec 6th 2007 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/]]>Dec 6th 2007 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/
IBM doesn't make PCs any more. They sold all that to Lenovo.

And companies already do sit around a big table and trade patents. It's how modern business is done (though it sucks for smaller innovators and software patents are usually bogus because "invention" is a much different process.. a moment of insight vs a 10 year internal research process).

The reason this is happening is an agreement expired, and ASUS carried on as if it hadn't.]]>Dec 6th 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/So maybe they used the wrong email address or something eh.
(Sounds like a joke but I saw it happen once, a group was angry because an ISP would not reply to emails, then later they discovered they put that ISP in their blocklist some time earlier and that's why the communication was a bit one sided :))

]]>Dec 7th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/
Anyways, I love my Eee PC, I'm behind Asus all the way on this. Like Kris S. said, Asus > IBM!!!]]>Dec 6th 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/
IBM was pursuing legal action over this long before the Eee PC. Asus has been producing computers using IBM patented technology for almost 3 years since their license on the patents expired. IBM doesn't give a damn about the Eee PC since they no longer manufacture home computers. If anything, the Eee's success would be beneficial to IBM in this suit damages-wise.....as long as the Eee infringes on the patents as well.

As far as the earlier posts go on company worth, I'm pretty sure the world needs Blue Gene supercomputers and IBM blade servers far more than the Eee or Macbook. Hell, I want an Asus G series for my next laptop in January, but i'm not deluding myself as to the company's value to the world because they make something I want. ]]>Dec 6th 2007 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/
The reason why they're no longer in the PC/notebook business is because people got tired of being ripped off - paying a premium for low grade components.

Long Live Asus and anyone else trying to give consumers value for their $$$]]>Dec 6th 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 6th 2007 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 7th 2007 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/
You are all welcome to Canada for your EEE purchase.]]>Dec 7th 2007 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 7th 2007 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/Dec 8th 2007 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/ibm-tries-to-stop-asus-imports-over-patent-violations/The ability to patent ideas tzhemselves vs. only technological inventions based on these ideas was wrong from the beginning: they can shut down every innovation which is based on a simple idea, which is destructive on the long run...]]>Dec 8th 2007 3:34AM