Smart Phone Wars

The battle in the smart phone wars took a new turn this week as Apple, the creator of the iPhone, among many other great products, announced a major law suit against an exciting new innovator in the smart phone field HTC. Apple Starts ‘Nuclear War’ in Patent Fight With HTC

HTC has obviously struck a nerve with Apple with their great new and well priced phones. I think it is a shame that given the huge size of the smart phone market that Apple would seek to stifle competitive innovation in this way. Apple says they are just seeking to protect their intellectual property.

Nevertheless, experts say that this suit really has no impact on individuals and buyers interested or currently using HTC phones. Apple vs. HTC: What the experts say.

"A ruling that would call on HTC to kill the whole phone does seem highly unlikely, especially given the prominence of the companies involved." reports Nick Bilton in What Apple vs. HTC Could Mean


So if you like what you see in the new HTC phones using Google's Android operating system we think you are safe to buy one.

Since HTC is building its new phones on Google's operating system it will be interesting to see what position Google takes in this battle.

Analysts predict that Google's operating system that is used by HTC, Motorola, and soon others will surpass Blackberry, Apple and Microsoft to take the number two spot behind the Nokia operating system called Symbian in the smart phone market. Android to grab No. 2 spot by 2012, says Gartner.

This is pretty amazing since Blackberry, Apple and Microsoft have had years to build up their positions in the market.

Google makes biggest gain in smartphone market share Gear and Gadgets

Will this suit be more success full than Apple vs. Microsoft back in the 90's? We don't know. Only time will tell. One thing for sure it will generate some nice business for the legal industry.