After years of legal wrangling over intellectual
property, Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all current patent disputes
between the two companies, marking an extraordinary de-escalation of the patent
wars between the Silicon Valley tech giants. Apple and Google, two of Silicon
Valley ’s top intellectual property antagonists, have declared a
ceasefire in their long-running war over patents, the companies said late
Friday night. The two tech titans said they signed a landmark agreement to
settle all outstanding patent litigation between them, in a marked
de-escalation of the smartphone patent wars that have gripped the tech world in
recent years. [1]
On April
21, an unusual alignment of Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto forming a Cardinal Grand Cross was exact and separating, and as it separated, it pulled apart, stressful situations. A
Cardinal Grand Cross symbolizes the potential to break through as well as break
free from whatever holds us down. Since Mars is in Libra – the sign that rules
all kinds of business and personal relationships – much of the stress and the subsequent breakthrough or breakdown was
expected to be felt in this area.
The solar
eclipse of April 28, caught the Cardinal Grand Cross on the meridian axis at
San Francisco with retrograde Mars on the MC. Eclipses are about changing
the way we respond to situations. With Mars station direct on May 19,
on the MC of the solar eclipse chart, it has served to activate it. Some key
phrases from Ebertin for the Mars-Jupiter square contained in the Cardinal
Cross sum up the situation in the news.
Resolutions and decisions, the
settlement of conflicts, the stage of clearing the air after the termination of
disputes and quarrels. [2]
The
Mars-Jupiter square is part of a synodic conjunction (sidereal) that took place
on Aug 17, 2013 at 4cn (tropical) conjunct the stars Tejat, mu Geminorum [5cn] of
the Twins who are often shown fighting each other (notice the bow and arrows in Castor's hand and the club in Pollux's!) and theta Columbae [3cn] of the peaceful dove.
With Columba here, there are “hawks and doves” issues – whether to fight or
back down and make peace. Obviously it appears that in this case they have
chosen peace!
[2] The
Combination of Stellar Influences; Reinhold Ebertin (p.154)
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