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  • Essay / Smartphone Competition - 1134

    Page 2SummaryTechnology has given us the ability to leave our house and take our phone and phone number with us. We no longer talk to our family and friends on a landline phone, and teenagers are no longer kept in their rooms to talk on the phone with their friends. Hell, most of them don't even have verbal communication; instead, they use text messaging to talk to each other. The range of our wireless phones no longer constitutes a restriction on our telephone conversations. With the arrival of new smartphones in the market, we no longer even need to sit at our desk to enjoy the World Wide Web. Every generation goes through a technologically difficult time. Technology is advancing faster than ever, but are our laws and those of the world keeping pace. This article review examines how two smartphone giants are battling it out in court. of Delaware (Wilmington) Helsinki-based Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, asked a U.S. judge to dismiss charges brought by Apple Inc., saying Nokia was trying to monopolize the wireless technology market and to gain access to iPhone technology. On March 11, 2010, the Finnish company filed documents in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, claiming that Apple's antitrust and breach of contract allegations are implausible and are "designed to distract from the parasitism of intellectual property of Nokia. (Decker, 2010) Apple Stock This legal battle actually began in October... middle of paper... and is expected to rage until the next big toy makes its way onto the market. Do Apple or Nokia have any responsibilities towards the mobile operators who provide the network on which these devices rely? However, will the court's decisions have any effect on these same wireless carriers? These questions are not answered in this article, but nevertheless questions that this article raises. Only time will tell how this will ultimately play out in court, but one thing is certain, the smartphone consumer will end up paying the price for this feud between giants. Page 6ReferencesDecker, S. (March 12, 2010). Nokia Requests Dismissal of Apple Antitrust Claims (Update 2).Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-12/nokia-seeks-dismissal-of-apple-s-antitrust-claims-update1-.html