Apple and Android's struggle: spends $ 200 million patent litigation costs-Apple, Android, Android-IT information Apple and Android's struggle: spends $ 200 million patent litigation costs

The Wired magazine editor fuleide·wogesitan (Fred Vogelstein) in the new book, the struggle: Apple and Google war and Revolution (Dogfight:How Apple And Google Went To War And Started a Revolution) revealed that Apple year in Android-related patent lawsuits, spending about $ 200 million.

Wogesitan figure from a lawyer who is responsible for Android for Apple patent war. Wogesitan said that Apple hired the four law firms of 300 lawyers, who deal with Android -related patent litigation.

Issues for Apple, not cost $ 200 million a year. Apple cash reserves of about $ 150 billion, last quarter generated free cash flow of $ 9.9 billion. In addition, Apple's patent license agreement with the HTC can bring in nearly $ 200 million in revenue annually, enough to cover Android patent litigation costs.

But the problem is, Apple got anything from the expenditure of $ 200 million a year? Most of the litigation protracted, Apple and Samsung to develop mobile software effects are almost negligible. Wogesitan says, "Apple believes that protracted litigation would slow down the pace of Samsung and Android. "Apple's plan fell through, however, Android smart phone shipments accounted for 81%, Samsung is the world's largest Smartphone manufacturer.

苹果与安卓缠斗：每年花2亿美元专利诉讼费 - 苹果,安卓,Android - IT资讯
苹果与安卓缠斗：每年花2亿美元专利诉讼费

《连线》杂志编辑弗雷德·沃格斯坦(Fred Vogelstein)在新书《缠斗：苹果、Google开战并掀起革命》(Dogfight: How Apple And Google Went To War And Started a Revolution)中披露，苹果每年在与Android相关的专利诉讼上支出约2亿美元。

沃格斯坦的数字来自一名负责为苹果打Android专利战的律师。沃格斯坦说，苹果聘请了四家律师事务所的300名律师负责与Android有关的专利诉讼。

每年2亿美元费用对于苹果来说不是问题。苹果现金储备约为1500亿美元，上一财季产生的自由现金流高达99亿美元。另外，苹果与HTC达成的专利授权协议每年可以带来近2亿美元收入，足以支付Android专利诉讼费用。

但问题是，苹果从每年2亿美元的支出中得到了什么？大多数诉讼都久拖不决，对苹果和三星开发手机和软件的影响几乎可以忽略不计。沃格斯坦表示，“苹果认为，久拖不决的诉讼会放慢三星和Android前进的步伐。”但苹果的如意算盘落空了，Android占到智能手机出货量的81%，三星是全球第一大智能手机厂商。