Remains of the Day: War of the ruses

22.07.2011
Acer says Apple has fired the first shot in a patent war, Verizon does a leadership switcheroo, Adobe says about a supposed Lion bug, and Apple might be looking to enter the video-streaming market. The remainders for Friday, July 22, 2011 says war ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, friend only to the undertaker.

(DigiTimes)

Taiwan-based electronics maker Acer is girding its loins for battle, having seen ; Acer chairman J.T. Wang commented to one publication that Apple is starting a patent war. Oh good, a war in which we sic lawyers on each other; I'm guessing the outcome is a lot like when .

(Verizon)

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg is stepping aside to let Verizon President and COO Lowell McAdam take the reins, in a transition that began last year, but Seidenberg will remain the company's chairman. Word is the board got tired of Seidenberg's habit of .

(Adobe)