How did this board turn into an apple fanboy forum?
In light of the patent wars going on between Samsung and Apple, a good question to ask is, why hasn't Apple done anything with it's exclusive fully paid worldwide right to use LQMT in anything that falls under the consumer electronics umbrella?
Maybe because they just wanted to lock up the IP from competitors. $20 mil is a drop in the bucket for Apple. They own TONS of patents that they've never used.
A better question is why won't Apple use its LQMT IP as a competitive advantage over its rivals. They paid for it, can obviously benefit from it (scratch resistance, molded unibody shape, undeniable coolness factor), so why not use it?? Maybe because once the patent expires, its competitors will have access to LQMT and can use it as well. Now this would be amazing for all of us. I'm more excited about the patent expiring than if or if not apple will use it.
Apple has a history of only using proprietary technologies in their products. So if Apple intended on using LQMT they would most likely acquire the company, not just rent the rights for a certain period of time. If apple was truly planning on using LQMT, then their pattern of buying technology for proprietary use is broken. Highly unlikely. This is why I'm of the belief that Apple bought the rights only to keep it out of competitors hands, knowing that they are already losing the edge in phone technology. I'm hoping once it expires, another cell phone manufacturer will pick it up and run with it.
Also, I'm looking into Apple-LQMT connections up to 2010 for possible sweetheart contract/ownership deals as part of my DD, I'm curious if anyone else has looked into the same and has had any leads?
