Some days ago we published an article about the Palm Pre, its great touchscreen and the new WebOS Palm has been developing for the last two years. Of course, Apple had to take notice of Palms ambitious

touchscreen as well – and they don’t like it at all. Responding to the question, what they think to do about it, Apple CEO Tim Cook said:

“We are ready to suit up and go against anyone. However, we will not stand for having our [intellectual property] ripped off and will use whatever weapons we have at our disposal.”

As you might know, Palm has hired former Apple CEO Jon Rubenstein just before the release of the Palm Pre information at CES in Las Vegas. Although Apple hasn’t actually pointed at Palm: The Palm Pre is for sure the device, that has managed to implement the best touchscreen since the iPhone and might therefore be the biggest threat.

I wonder if Apple is actually ready to take any legal steps. They should be aware of the fact, that other companies are always about to “copy” features such as the touchscreen – and Apple simply can’t sue ‘em all (via wired).