Android in the cross-hairs: if you can't compete with it, litigate it

[ Thanks to Jason Perlow for this link. ]

"Android's success in the mobile industry by smartphone handset manufacturers has attracted litigation by industry rivals due to their own failure to compete in the legitimate open marketplace.

"How do you know when you've finally become successful in any particular business?

"Because everyone wants to sue you. Or rather, everyone who couldn't become successful on their own merits wants to sue you, or is so fearful of losing their market position from legitimate competition that the only choice ends up being to throw legal roadblocks in their opponent's way."

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