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Acer and Asus Have Stopped Support for Laptops in German Patent Dispute — and I Think This Is a Truly Worrying Situation for Consumers
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Last week, German courts imposed a ban on the import and sale of Acer and Asus products. The ban stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Nokia regarding patent rights to the HEVC/H.265 video compression standard. The situation took an unexpected turn: both companies completely deactivated their official websites in Germany, including their technical support sections. It remains unclear whether the websites were shut down... The post Asus and Acer Shut D…
As a result of support as usual, the recent patent dispute over Nokia's HEVC against Asus led to a temporary injunction and the resulting sales ban against the two PC manufacturers creates chaos for owners of their products. (Continue reading)
Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround
Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec.
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