Google: Apple's court victory vs. Samsung isn't 'core' of Android

It took a couple of days, but Google has finally responded to the $1-billion-plus jury verdict against its partner Samsung Electronics for infringing on Apple’s patents.

Its take on the impact of the verdict on its popular Android mobile software: Most of the claims don’t relate to “the core Android.” “The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims,” Google said. "This verdict is a major victory for Apple vis-à-vis the Android ecosystem,” Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., wrote in a research report. “We believe this is unambiguously negative for Google and the Android ecosystem." But Sacconaghi added: “We don’t think it is a game-changing loss for Android. Given the rapid pace of innovation, relatively short product cycles, and global nature of the smartphone market, we think it is very unlikely that Apple, Microsoft or any third parties could strike a mortal blow to Android through litigation.”