Will Apple Sue Palm?

 

 

In Apple's quarterly conference call, Steve's substitute Tim Cook was asked if he would sue makers of the Palm Pre for lifting the multitouch technology that Apple developed. PC Mag reports:

"I don't want to talk about any specific company," Cook said, when asked about Palm. "I'm just generally making a general statement. Competition is good, it makes us all better. We're ready to suit up and go against anyone," in the market, except if a company steals Apple's IP, he said. "We won't stand for any of them that rip off our IP," Cook said, adding that he couldn't state his position any more plainly.

Palm hasn't released it's Pre yet, which looks like an iPhone with a slide-down keyboard. It sounds like it will have more than a couple of the iPhone's unique features -- PC Mag's review reveals:

At the bottom of the screen, there's a "gesture area" where you can flick or twirl your fingers to manipulate content. And yes, the screen has iPhone-style multitouch, including pinching to zoom in and out.

[via PC Mag]

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