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Originally Posted by saumaun
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- There are no "drivers", never have been as previously stated.
- Qualcomm has till Dec. 31 2009 to pay royalties (sunset provision)
- This is all in a U.S. court, not a European one
I'm not sure how many times I can state this: it is the processor itself in the MSM-7xxx series that is flawed, not the "missing drivers". There are no missing drivers. Video drivers on these chipsets are for advanced 2d/3d rendering, not for your TodayScreen.
If there was an injunction against Sprint, how the heck did the MSM-7200 get released in the U.S.? Sprint is permitted to sell the technology in question up till Dec. 31 2009, at which point if a settlement has not been reached, Qualcomm must pay Broadcomm royalties or they will not be able to sell any chips.
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Under U.S. District Judge James Selna's order, Qualcomm also must pay mandatory royalties to Broadcom for the chips it sells during the "sunset period" ending January 31, 2009.
Selna ruled that after the "sunset" date, Qualcomm would be permanently barred from infringing the three Broadcom patents.
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Furthermore, what does this have to do with Europe and "ROW" where there is not a threat of injunction?
Lets stick to facts before connecting the dots. New phones will continued to be released with the technology in question in the U.S. and on Sprint and QChat will still launch as planned.
When will HTC release those "hot fixes"? No one knows and I wouldn't hold your breath.