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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <o4ocjt$5eq$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Piet
> <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > >>> I have Android where others have Facetime.
> > >>> I suspect the answer is no but is there any way to get Facetime on
> > >>> Android?
> > >>
> > >> Nope. It's Apple proprietary and no clients have been made available
> > >> outside of iOS and macOS.
> > > 
> > > apple was planning on making it open source but got sued and was
> > > forced to not do that.

  But Apple could still keep it closed source and port it to other
platforms, but apparently 'chose' not do do so.

> > Sued for what?
> 
> patent troll bullshit.
> 
> <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/patent-troll-virnetx-beats-a
> pple-again-awarded-302m-in-facetime-damages/>
>   An East Texas jury concluded late Friday that Apple must pay a patent
>   troll $302.4 million in damages for infringing two patents connected
>   to Apple's FaceTime communication application.
>   The verdict is the third in the long-running case in which two
>   earlier verdicts were overturned?one on appeal and the other by the
>   Tyler, Texas federal judge presiding over the 6-year-long litigation.
> 
> four years ago:
> <https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/07/u-s-court-orders-apple-to-pay-368-mil
> lion-damages-for-facetime-patent-infringement/>
>   The BBC reports that the damages award is around half the amount
>   VirnetX had originally sought. It also notes that VirnetX has
>   previously secured a $200m settlement from Microsoft over similar
>   claims.
>   The company, which has a patent portfolio of 20 U.S. and 26
>   international patents, has also brought cases against Cisco, Avaya
>   and Siemens for allegedly infringing the same patents.
> 
> more about the 'secure communications' here:
> <http://betanews.com/2010/03/17/microsoft-loses-another-jury-verdict-thi
> s-time-over-obviousness-of-vpn-patent/>

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Facetime on Android Stijn De Jong <stijndekoning@nlnet.nl> - 2016-12-31 07:36 +0100
  Re: Facetime on Android Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2016-12-31 09:25 +0100
    Re: Facetime on Android Stijn De Jong <stijndekoning@nlnet.nl> - 2016-12-31 20:17 +0100
  Re: Facetime on Android tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-12-31 04:07 -0500
    Re: Facetime on Android Stijn De Jong <stijndekoning@nlnet.nl> - 2016-12-31 20:17 +0100
  Re: Facetime on Android Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-01-06 08:36 +0000
    Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-06 08:58 -0500
      Re: Facetime on Android Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2017-01-06 16:20 +0100
        Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-06 11:03 -0500
          Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-06 19:48 +0000
            Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-06 15:16 -0500
              Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-06 20:40 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-06 15:48 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-01-07 11:08 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-07 13:06 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-07 19:54 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-07 15:11 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-01-07 22:57 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-07 18:23 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-07 19:54 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-07 15:11 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-07 21:29 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-07 18:23 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2017-01-08 00:48 -0500
                Re: Facetime on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-08 17:00 +0000
                Re: Facetime on Android nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-10 21:41 -0500

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