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苹果专利案“可能影响到所有Android手机用户”

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2010-03-04 06:21 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Apple's legal action against HTC may have "wider implications" for all phone makers² using Google's Android operating system, an analyst³ has warned.

苹果公司对HTC的诉讼可能对所有使用谷歌Android操作系统的手机用户有着“更广泛的意义”。

HTC was the first manufacturer to use Android in its phones

Ian Fogg of Forrester Research said that the case against HTC, in which Apple alleges⁵（宣称，断言） infringement⁶ of 20 of its patents, could be the first of many.

Although Apple has not named Google in the suits, many of the named patents relate to operating system processes.

Google has taken the unusual step of publically supporting HTC in the case.

"We are not a party to this lawsuit⁷," said a Google spokesperson.

"However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it."

Wider implications

HTC was the first manufacturer to use Android in its phones and is also the maker¹ of Google's own brand Nexus⁸ One handset.

Some have speculated（推测，思索） that Apple - which makes the popular iPhone - are attacking Google "by proxy⁹" by filing the case against HTC.

"I think this is kind of an indirect lawsuit against Google," analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers told Reuters.

Some of the patents that Apple allege⁴ have been infringed¹⁰（侵犯，违反） are 15 years old and cover aspects of operating systems.

As a result, some believe that the patents cannot just relate to HTC and believe the case may just be an opening salvo（齐鸣，保留条款） against other firms and possibly Google..

"Simply because Apple has focused on HTC now doesn't mean it won't take action against other manufacturers later," Mr Fogg told BBC News.

"[This case] could have implications for all other phone manufacturers which have just announced their phones at Mobile World Congress."

Mobile World Congress is a showcase（陈列，展示） for the phone industry, held every February in Barcelona, Spain.

Manufactures including Sony Ericcson, LG, Samsung and HTC announced new handsets running Android at the show.

"2010 is going to be the year of Android," said Mr Fogg.

Apple announced the legal action against HTC on 2 March.

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1 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 makers
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
参考例句：
The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。 The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

4 allege
vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言
参考例句：
The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。 Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

5 alleges
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。 Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

6 infringement
n.违反；侵权
参考例句：
Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。 The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯

7 lawsuit
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。 He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

8 nexus
n.联系；关系
参考例句：
Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。 Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面，消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。

9 proxy
n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人
参考例句：
You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。 We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

10 infringed
v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）
参考例句：
Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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