The third in a series of round ups of the tech industry's various antitrust cases and related topics, this week's entry focuses on Apple's use of the ARM microchip in its coming blockbuster, the iPad, and how Intel seems to have missed the custom 'System on a chip' (SoC) boat entirely. Also included are [...]
Here is the second in a series of weekly round ups of the tech industry's various antitrust cases and "potential" antitrust concerns. Recent antitrust news has increasingly focused on European Union moves to curb American domination of the global tech market with some Stateside stories thrown in for good measure. Microsoft - Microsoft's chief [...]
In a new paper, we highlight how software developers and computer chip makers increasingly depend on one another for better products. This symbiotic hardware/software relationship is crucial for the sort of exponential innovation we've grown accustomed to in the IT industry. And it is something ACT recently highlighted in a letter to the FTC signed by 37 software developers.
The Swedish Presidency announced last week that the EU Patent System was one step closer. We are of course very pleased to see that the dossier is moving forward; and we have continuously praised the Swedish Presidency for their great efforts. A good patent protection is essential to achieving the levels of innovation that European SMEs deserve.
Over the weekend I watched the latest installment of “Project Runway” that my DVR had so thoughtfully recorded and about halfway through the episode we got to the part where something goes terribly wrong for one of the designers. (Just like other “reality” shows, every episode of ProjRun follows a [...]