More Lawsuits For Apple

This news totally drove me up the wall, especially when I learned the details of Apple's new lawsuit directed at HTC. Apparently, Apple claims that HTC has infringed on about 20 of of their patents. What got me about these patents is what they are protecting. Things like

"Touch Screen Device, Method, And Graphical User Interface For Determining Commands By Applying Heuristics"

can mean just about any touch screen device on the market now. I can't see how you can patent an idea. It's ridiculous.

Now, let's look at this from a different angle. Most of the devices implied in the suit are Android powered. Does this set off any bells for anyone? It did for me. Apple seems worried now that they don't have the corner on the touchscreen market, and now they are starting to scrape and fight dirty to get it back. This isn't the first suit Apple has filed against wireless market competitors, and it won't be the last one either.