246: Accept No Substitutes

On this week’s show, a court rules in favor of Apple over Samsung in a landmark patent and design lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion dollars. Panelists Andrew Sorcini, Christopher Burnor and guest VentureBeat staff writer Sean Ludwig discuss how this affects Apple, Samsung, the whole mobile phone ecosystem, the future of patent lawsuits, and you, the consumer.

But first, the headlines...Twitter removes friend-finding from Tumblr and removes 3rd-party plugin identification from Twitter.com, Microsoft gets a new logo, Apple delays TV device development, a landmark filesharing fine is upheld, Ask.com buys About.com from The New York Times, and President Obama visits Reddit.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Papo & Yo

Chris: Google 2-factor authentication
Sean: SongPop

Headlines

• Tumblr Next Property After Instagram to Remove Twitter Friend-Finding
  • Twitter Removes 'Via' Stamp From Web Client
• Microsoft gets a new logo for the first time since 1987
• Don’t expect Apple to revolutionize the TV industry any time soon, analyst says
• Court affirms $675,000 penalty in music-downloading case
• IAC (Ask.com) Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash
• Ask President Barack Obama anything on Reddit

Audible Book of the Week

• 14 by Peter Clines

Musical Interlude: Substitute by The Who

Hot Topic: Apple vs. Samsung

• Apple wins $1 billion victory over Samsung
• Jury Rules Samsung Violated Apple Patents, Owes $1 Billion
• Tim Cook tells Apple employees that today’s victory ‘is about values’
• A Verdict That Alters an Industry
• Copying Works: How Samsung’s Decision to Mimic Apple Paid Off in Spades
• Apple identifies which Samsung products it will try to ban in US

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.

Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.