Some anti-competitive suit – Apple to HTC: “see you in a court …”

It seems it is a part of doing business in a mobile arena. But not just mobile. Take it to the court. Take it from the weakest link. In this case it is HTC, not Google. Do some damage and use your best intimidation tactics. As the article states: "Throw everything against the wall, see what sticks.". It seems Apple is starting to be worried about its market share and court is the first place where to start. Here are the symptoms stated by businessinsider.com about Apple's Googlephobia:

• It's suing HTC, but it's really suing over Google. Apple could always sue Google later, but it's not starting with Google.

• It's going after the weakest, first. HTC just happens to be the smallest (and the best) manufacturer of phones based on Google's Android OS. This versus suing a bigger company like Motorola, which likely has a much deeper patent arsenal to use against Apple.

• Apple is suing over some lame patents. Engadget's Nilay Patel, a former attorney, has gone through the 20 patents in an excellent post. (You can also flip through some diagrams here.) Some patents don't even have anything to do specifically with cellphones. But this is one way patent suits work: Throw everything against the wall, see what sticks.

• It's just using the suit to mess up Android's development and make HTC nervous. It's not like Apple is a patent-troll shell company that needs these suits for income. It's not like the government is going to shut down everyone's Android phone already in the market. It's purely an anti-competitive suit. Which, for consumers, just limits innovation.

source: businessinsider.com