The best part was that the patent was granted sometime around 1980, if memory serves.
These are some of the most general and obvious patents I've seen used in a lawsuit like this in a while.
I would say, yes.
Don't wait for a background image to finish downloading before displaying web page text? Who would think waiting was a great idea in the first place?
I don't think either of these is somehow an feat of software engineering that should grant them the ability to extort money from companies creating innovative software in 2011.
1) partial pdf display to avoid image download
2) application task bar (+ hot key application switch)
3) "loading" gif
4) selecting text and resizing selection area
5) annotating pdfs by using a separate index file
IIRC Apple and Microsoft have a cross-licensing agreement. Plus, it's in both their interests to kill Android and establish a duopoly without any pesky suggestions of user freedom. (For the same reasons, I'd expect Verizon to not have anything bad to say about AT&T swallowing T-Mobile).
But it seems they will get away with getting some money for every Android sold.
Sad, really.