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Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround

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Acer and Asus have halted support for PCs and laptops on their German websites following a patent dispute ruling with Nokia over the HEVC codec. This means existing customers cannot access drivers or updates. German users attempting to access the US versions of the websites are also redirected to unreachable pages. The companies are evaluating legal actions to resolve the issue, but the complete shutdown of the websites contradicts their statements. The dispute's origins lie in a recent lawsuit from Nokia, resulting in a broad injunction affecting the companies' operations in Germany.

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