Apple Hands Over $100 Million To Creative

[Mrs Behavin]

Perhaps you still remember the suing and countersuing drama between Apple and Creative just a few months ago. Today, Apple announced that it would be putting $100 Million in Creative’s pockets to settle all patent litigation over the iPod.
The settlement now gives Apple the license to use the hierarchical song selection interface that is patented by Creative. Immediately following the announcement, U.S-traded shares of Creative surged 37 percent.
What comes as a surprise is that Creative announced that it’ll be joining Apple’s “Made for iPod” program, making music accessories that will bear the “Made for iPod” seal. What’s up with this lovey dovey stuff?
Well as a Singaporean, what can I say? I’m happy for Creative.

 

[lemon]

only 100 million? considering the amount of ipods sold... shit - i would have settled for nothing less than the ownership of apple. that would have been fun.

 

[Rusteh]

great...and they say microsoft has a monopoly....anyways...those players IMO are kinda pointless...i'll stick with a cell phone that can do all that and more

 

[lemon]

ill just take a cell phone that allows me to call others, and others to call me. i dont need a recorder, video camera, music player, et cetera. just give me a damn phone.

and if i want to listen to music, it will be at my house.. maybe in my car..

 

[Rusteh]

i use mine when i go running or sometimes if I'm working out late and don't want to wake up the neighbors...

 

[lemon]

haha, nice ... have you done that yet?

 

[Rusteh]

lol...yes i do...alot more then you think probably

 

[lemon]

haha.. nice