Few weeks back Motorola had won an injunction in Germany against Apple's iCloud (and Mobile) push email service and any device like the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that could access it.
Due to the injunction, Apple has just announced
that is suspending the push email service for iCloud and MobileMe
customers in Germany. Since Apple is planning to challenge the
injunction, Motorola has been able to enforce it by paying a 100 million
euro bond, so that Apple can recover damages in case the ruling is
overturned.
Apple has issued the following statement on its website:
Due to recent
patent litigation by Motorola Mobility, iCloud and MobileMe users are
currently unable to have iCloud and MobileMe email pushed to their iOS
devices while located within the borders of Germany
Affected
customers will still receive iCloud and MobileMe email, but new messages
will be downloaded to their devices when the Mail app is opened, or
when their device periodically fetches new messages as configured in iOS
Settings. Push email service on desktop computers, laptop computers,
and the web is unaffected, as is service from other providers such as
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
Apple also states that it believes Motorola's patent is invalid and is appealing the decision.
Apple has mentioned that though the push
email service has been disabled, German customers can still download
their mails automatically by following these steps using the pull mechanism.
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