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Apple Sues Samsung Electronics Over 'Galaxy' Phone, Tab

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110418-711262.html
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Apple Inc. (AAPL) sued Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.SE, SSNHY) claiming the Korean electronics giant copied the look and feel of its popular iPhone smartphones and iPad tablet computers.
The lawsuit, filed on April 15 in the Northern District of California, alleged that Samsung's smartphones, such as the "Galaxy S 4G," "Epic 4G," "Nexus S" and its "Galaxy Tab" touchscreen tablet, violated Apple's intellectual property.
"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products," the lawsuit said.
Representatives of Apple and Samsung did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The lawsuit is sure to complicate the relationship between the two consumer electronics giants. Samsung makes microchips that are used in some Apple products.
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So it seems like Apple can't fight Samsung popularity in Android, and now is deciding to use dirty tricks in court, LOL
and Since when TouchWiz seems / feels like iOS? it has nothing alike
Apple is playing the cry baby now, as 2010 sales of android jumped like 200% way over taking iOS, and mostly was thanks to Samsung and all of its like of Galaxy S products.
way to go Samsung
This is what i'm referring to, check out the android activation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqFpq9WXbJo

Oh for the love of...
Well, at least they didn't copy teh suck aspects.
Wall Street Journal: online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110418-711262.html
Engadget: engadget.com/2011/04/18/apple-sues-samsung-over-for-copying-the-iphone-and-ipad/
I hope this is sorted out by the time Canada is supposed to get the S2.
The WSJ source article is pretty flimsy, probably just temporary until they get more details, but this is a bit bothersome.

Apple are worried!

what a coincidence, i've also mentioned the same here on the other sub forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13009059
with additional info & proof

AllGamer said:
what a coincidence, i've also mentioned the same here on the other sub forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13009059
with additional info & proof
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Cool, but it wasn't there before I looked. (edited post?)
I can't post any links (I guess my original post just fluked b/c there were not HTTPs in them), so we can have this closed on moved there if you want.
Thx for the details.
BTW, Engadget's article has been updated with more details, too.

Aw for the love of Pete.... Really?
Hmm... so Apple invented the icons then? or was it tapping on icons? Maybe they invented the idea of having icons on a desktop environment? Uh... uh... got it... having them lined up in a square grid array...
/facepalm...

[OT] Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy S and Tab
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/apple-sues-samsung-over-for-copying-the-iphone-and-ipad/

How can they claim the Nexus S is similar to an iphone? It has no features similar other than being a touchscreen, even that is different as it is curved. Are apple going to sue all companies for making phones? Hmmm, who made the first touchscreen phones...

apple way of thinking if you can't beat them SUE them

The first touchscreen phone (that I can think of) was the Ericsson R380 - http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_r380-195.php

egzthunder1 said:
Aw for the love of Pete.... Really?
Hmm... so Apple invented the icons then? or was it tapping on icons? Maybe they invented the idea of having icons on a desktop environment? Uh... uh... got it... having them lined up in a square grid array...
/facepalm...
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Actually it is because Apple invented _________.(fill in the blank of something simple such as having a button on the phone you can press that will do something.)

walk.away said:
How can they claim the Nexus S is similar to an iphone? It has no features similar other than being a touchscreen, even that is different as it is curved. Are apple going to sue all companies for making phones? Hmmm, who made the first touchscreen phones...
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Haha I like this point of view. It is so true. I mean what the hell? Nexus s looks feels runs way different than the iphone. Its even sold differently.
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i remember a while back Apple had a similar law sue about their MAC colours, when other PC case maker came up with totally different shapes PC cases with a variety of colours which few were similar to them.
Yet, another incident was when a Toilet manufacturer was making Toilet with Apple colour themes, and was also suing the toilet company for copy right infringement
let me see if i can Google up those old news LOL

Come on guys...Samsung Galaxy S definitely looks like an iPhone 3G(s) hardware-side. It's obvious.
But Apple sueing everything they see really is annoying.

Apple Sues Maker of Candy-Colored iMac Look-Alike Computer
here found one of the many old news
http://articles.sfgate.com/1999-07-...trade-dress-lawsuit-imac-pc-expo-future-power
just because the color were alike... sigh...

Why are they suing Samsung for the UI if it's running running pretty standard looking Android OS?
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EleCtrOx666 said:
Come on guys...Samsung Galaxy S definitely looks like an iPhone 3G(s) hardware-side. It's obvious.
But Apple sueing everything they see really is annoying.
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70% from the front... but the rest? thats funny.... what your car has also 4 tires and a wheel?
have to sue you bastard!!!

If you think Apple is the only tech company suing for frivolous and stupid things, and it fits your worldview that Apple is the devil, then it is a really pathetic sort of deliberate ignorance. There are so many tech companies suing each other right now, and counter-suing, it's part of their morning routine to let the lawyers out while sipping some finely brewed espresso.

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70% from the front... but the rest? thats funny.... what your car has also 4 tires and a wheel?
have to sue you bastard!!!
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That is definately a look-a-like. And I'm not even an Apple fan, I'm an Apple-hater but if you can't accept it looks like an iPhone, well then you are lying or blind.

iToilet
here's something back from the era when Apple sued a toiled company for making something similar to these
http://andyyeo.0catch.com/itoilet.html
it originally started as a spoof, but then actually a toilet company picked-up the idea and made it for real, obviously not looking like those on the spoof.
the cease and decease order was kinda quick, the sue was about defamatory of stinky Apple's products
LOL
still trying to locate the original headlines of the news, it's hard to dig through decades of internet piles of crap.

Apple sues samsung

Why am I not surprised? http://tinyurl.com/4y2zogh Do you agree with apple?
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No. I'll bet the tires on my car look substantially like the tires on Steve Jobs' car. Is Michelin going to sue Goodyear?

Apple ya pricks!!!!!!!

Although I did say to someone in september that the galaxy s looks like the iphone in terms of touchwiz
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I believe Apple is full of them selves. There is enough difference for even a moran to see.

That's the usual dirty trick Apple uses for trying to "exterminate" the potential real competitors!

evil_fish said:
That's the usual dirty trick Apple uses for trying to "exterminate" the potential real competitors!
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Okay, when think about it. I want to rephase "apple" as "big companies"

The thing is there are some inventions that can only be designed one way. If apple sues samsung then palm should sue apple since the apple iphone is very close to the palm life drive.
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Apple is suing everyone.. Amazon for the "app store' name, HTC, Motorola, and other companies for the 'swipe to do something' feature.. it's just a never ending story.

it sure took Apple a long time to notice the similarities between their products and Samsung's...or any other phone manufacturer for that matter. A dinner plate is like the moon if you point out enough common properties.
Apple: "Oh my god you copied the iPad and made it smaller, put cameras on it, and an sd card slot too?! shame on you! (...hey that camera idea is not bad..lets put them on the iPad2...)"

i can understand that they would see a imitation of the iPhone 3gs through the galaxy s.
but seriously, they are still selling iPhones like no other company is selling.
and their newest model, the iPhone 4 looks completely different.
and to say that Samsung is imitating the look and feel of the ipad with the galaxy tab is completely ridiculous.
they seem like small children,
this is my ball
no its my mine
give it to me
no
muuuuuuuum
XD

Tab and iPad..... white backs so they must be identical!!!!
Apple are going to sue me because I copied their designs.... my bathroom is exactly the same as an iPad..... white!!!

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Reminds me of the Rolf Harris song ~ "Two little Boys had two little Toys".

Someone should go talk to the boys @ Xerox and see what they have to say about Apple and Intellectual Property..
...and on a side note, exactly how many different ways can you make a tablet and not have it be flat and rectangular with smooth edges ???

Fine until Samsung stops supplying parts to apple
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Seems like this will see the end of rectangle devices with curved edged and devices with a black frame around the screen that are the same width.
I don't get why Apple don't just sue every manufacturer. It'll save them time as they're going at them one by one.
Its just such BS. Ill put a turtleneck jumper on my c0#k and sue Steve Jobs for stealing my idea.
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All good points above. But understand this is the way of corporate America.
I am part owner of a company that imports musical instruments to the US. Specifically guitars.
I cannot tell you how many times I have received letters from Fender, Gibson, Taylor attorneys. NONE of my guitars are marked with these names, some of them do look similar.
But as has been said above, how many different guitar designs can there be? Made of wood, with a neck, 6 strings???
We have always replied stating that we do not use the name or photograph of THEIR product to sell ours. We have only once been sued by a guitar manufacturer for intellectual property rights violations. We fought, we won. But it cost us nearly $50k.
These corporations HAVE to do this. They have to draw a line in the sand and not allow others to infringe. Because at the point they no longer do that, they open themselves to ALOT of lost revenue.

I'll just leave this right here...

Found this article on www.cnn.com and kinda makes sence. I would love though to see samsung counter sue apple though imagine the amount of money they would get from iphone sales LOL.
but here is the article
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-real-reason-apple-is-suing-samsung-2011-4

http://www.zweipunktnull.org/blog/2...-und-wann-schaltet-sich-eigentlich-braun-ein/ <- great article but in German (but there are a lot of comparison pics)
it shows how Apple was inspired by (stole) the Design of the famous German Designer Dieter Rams of the Braun Company.

Apple calls ice cream sandwich a dairy product.

haha made me laugh that they have resorted to this... This happened at wwdc about an hour ago.
Edit: Link -> Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote Liveblog
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They are so happy that they finally got turn by turn navigation on their phone. I hope Google can find a way to sue them now.
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So I guess Apple that makes Apple a bunch of fruits. Lol. Seriously Apple needs to grow up! Then again my 5 year old niece knows how to use an iPhone. And my niece is more mature than Apple!
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Wirelessgirl said:
So I guess Apple that makes Apple a bunch of fruits. Lol. Seriously Apple needs to grow up! Then again my 5 year old niece knows how to use an iPhone. And my niece is more mature than Apple!
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And I'm sure your niece would rather want tho eat an ice cream than an apple.
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lol @ dairy product. Apple certainly recognizes the threat of Android.

Its too bad Apple, has fallen off with innovation and creativity, they really do make products that for the most part work great....but stale product offerings have really pushed me away from their mobile devices....there really isnt enough in iOS nor current iPhones/the newest iPad to get me to go out and buy one of their devices, and I've used iphones and ipads since their release...I will say however i still love using my MB Air =) Wondering what the iP5 will bring, iOS6 was just announced and I couldnt have been any less enthused..

My niece is always asking for ice cream. No sour apples. She has great taste.
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MOD EDIT: I say! I love apple *Sarcasm*!

Apple copying everything since android came along and suing android for copying them.. Now that's dumb right there..

Haters gonna hate.
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mlin said:
lol @ dairy product. Apple certainly recognizes the threat of Android.
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Yes they are, an Apple fan boy here at work is watching the keynote and they started out by throwing blows at Google and Samsung.

This kind of behaviour makes their S Voice lawsuit even more laughable.
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I think Samsung should sue Apple since S Voice can tell me the weather in Canada. Siri can't. Apple said it had to do with some Canadian security thing. BS! Apple announced today that there's a fix and that Siri will be able to tell us the weather in Canada. I think there was an issue with location in Canada as well. Oh Apple, your lies will go higher than your stocks.
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iOS6 a major release? ROFL Epic Fail Cupertino

ale0crysis said:
iOS6 a major release? ROFL Epic Fail Cupertino
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Haha, thats what they pride at -> incremental update my a**! LMAO

ceo.mtcl said:
They are so happy that they finally got turn by turn navigation on their phone. I hope Google can find a way to sue them now.
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Uh no they won't. Google isn't intimidating like Apple when it comes to concept patenting for a start. Google also did not patent turn by turn navigation or is the first that came up with this idea. GPS devices had turn by turn nav years ago.

It's annoying reading the tech bloggers at engadget and other sites being absolutely blown away by improvements such as higher resolution displays, more ram, more memory, etc. When Samsung or Asus comes up with a tablet or pc with higher resolution than an iPad they toss it off as an unnecesary improvement over something that was already ok.
They "reinvented" the laptop by what? Making it thinner? Sure, it's an amazing product, but an Asus transformer is a much larger step towards the future. I guess we'll keep seeing "lack of micro sd slot" in the Cons list of the HTC One X but fail to see the same on every iPhone's.

eXecuter.bin said:
Uh no they won't. Google isn't intimidating like Apple when it comes to concept patenting for a start. Google also did not patent turn by turn navigation or is the first that came up with this idea. GPS devices had turn by turn nav years ago.
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I don't see why not if apple can sue for such trivial things that are not even in the apple line of products the patent game is horrible even if google implemented one little thing to use eg how nav contacts with 3g. Just example but it I'm all for google to scrutinize the new ios just how apple has been to google etc .
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If apple makes it to where users can't use google maps at all, then google will file against apple. The same way google did with google voice when apple and att tried to block it.
Deebo took your bike too?!

The funny thing is that Apple's stock went down during the presentation. Investors not impressed.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/11/apple-stock-drops-after-wwdc-keynote/
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I wasn't impressed with anything in iOS6 personally
Do not disturb.....ooooooh, ahhhhhhhh

Android R.I.P. - The Grips of Jobs' Dead Hands

Android, and every other touchscreen OS, (besides iOS) you might as well say goodbye to... I HOPE NOT!
Apple now has the power to destroy Android, Windows Phone, and any other iOS Touchscreen Competitor... Steve Jobs wins this round (for now anyways...)
How long before Apple has the S3 Pulled? This is the top iPhone competitor besides the DROID RAZR Series, with the S3 far ahead...
Check this out:
http://www.acsyndicate.net/apple-aw...ts-the-possible-end-of-android-as-we-know-it/
This could spell the end for Android and this phone, and I will not be a happy camper if I can't upgrade because of Apple... I will throw a major tantrum!
Google, act & appeal fast and fix this mess!!!!
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I am not saying this will happen, but is quite possible if the government doesn't block Apple in their tracks from doing so... (I think once Google Appeals, these parents will be made standard for touchscreens...)

The one saving grace is that it's pretty clear the current patent system that dates back to George Washington in 1790 is clearly broken as it applies to technology. Should Apple start abusing their horde of patents to eliminate competition leaving them as the only purveyor of functioning smartphones and tablets governments worldwide will intervene. It's already started with Judge Posner throwing out the Apple v. Motorola case in Chicago with prejudice calling it "ridiculous" based on lack of or concocted damages. If Apple wins the Samsung case in California they'll lose anyway. It'll be the beginning of a massive move toward patent reform because in a democratic society you don't let one manufacturer control an entire industry whether their patents entitle them to or not.

Patent reform needed...

Old news, a repost and a lot of misleading and wrong information. Good job trying to direct traffic to your site thought, you could have just asked.

Do any of Google's newly acquired patents from Moto have any teeth against Apple?

IBM Simon

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This is a bit scary but I don't think it would hold up. Any judge would be stupid to let this be abused.
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Sunny *-*
Hahaha
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International patents? No. Wouldn't worry unless the US succeeds with there Anglo/American Corporate Fascist NWO.
Does nothing but makes Apple look bad and the US.
Sick of the US fear movement, move along! Nothing to worry about but more madness from the madhouse. Civil war again soon so enjoy the continuing mad stage show of Barry Soetoro the Manchurian CIA sock puppet of the 0.001 percent Lastly, Apple isn't that far up the US gov ass. It avoids paying a **** load of tax. That's a positive for Google. Also forgetting Google is like FB, it's sponsored by intelligence. The government isn't going to ban all these spy tools snooping for them!
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How exactly does Apple have patents for things they didn't invent? Oh, wait, I remember now, theft.
I'm not sure that Apple CAN be granted patents for technology that already existed - smartphones have been around far longer than the iPhone, despite what the Apple folks would have us believe and I had phones that were doing these sorts of things long before Apple came along.
The law may be an ass, but I don't think it's a complete tool.

deedscreen said:
Android, and every other touchscreen OS, (besides iOS) you might as well say goodbye to... I HOPE NOT!
Apple now has the power to destroy Android, Windows Phone, and any other iOS Touchscreen Competitor... Steve Jobs wins this round (for now anyways...)
How long before Apple has the S3 Pulled? This is the top iPhone competitor besides the DROID RAZR Series, with the S3 far ahead...
Check this out:
http://www.acsyndicate.net/apple-aw...ts-the-possible-end-of-android-as-we-know-it/
This could spell the end for Android and this phone, and I will not be a happy camper if I can't upgrade because of Apple... I will throw a major tantrum!
Google, act & appeal fast and fix this mess!!!!
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I am not saying this will happen, but is quite possible if the government doesn't block Apple in their tracks from doing so... (I think once Google Appeals, these parents will be made standard for touchscreens...)
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Old and wrong news buddy. Get a life man.
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Sony Ericsson p900 was released 2003 way before any iPhone.....it had a touch screen..
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Steve Jobs, where is his grave? I think it would be a popular place for Android users to visit, so we can piss on it
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Closed, this has been discussed to death, and its more of an android thing rather than a sgs3 thing, so wrong section as well.

Apple vs Samsung. Apple awarded 1 Billion plus for patent infringement

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/24/apple-v-samsung-decision/
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-verdict/index.html
Such crap.

I'm bugging over this big time. I even ranted about it on twitter and on facebook. Samsung has to pay $1.05 billion to Apple and Apple isn't guilty of jack? This is some BS. It's like what another Spaniard tweeted:
"If Apple made cars, it'd be the only one that can make them with four wheels, rearview mirrors and a steering wheel"

By the time the appeals process is completed it will probably be much less, possibly even nothing. Court cases aren't over this fast.

Well, Samsung isn't really innocent, when you take a look at the Galaxy S and S2 you will see that it's very similar to the iPhone 3/3GS and the iPhone 4. If 1.05 Billion dollar are really justified is something else but I think Samsung just gets what it deserves.

The iPhone is a touchscreen and a button. There isn't anything to copy. You can't just patent essential elements to something. That would be like if Ford sued every car that had four wheels and a steering wheel.

F#%& apple even more. Samsung all the way
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There goes innovation. Wth happened to antitrust laws? The verdict today totally goes against antitrust. Way to support monopoly today.
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Then I'd say you take a look at all the other OEMs like Sony, Nokia ect. Their devices look very different from the iPhone and they are accused of copying the design of the iPhone. I really can't understand why there are people who refuse to admit that Samsung took a very close look at the iPhone when they were designing the Galaxy S and S2.

I don't know about you guys but I'm looking forward to speaker-less, circular Nexus phones in the future! Innovation FTW!!!

Wow everything apple said in the statement was complete and utter lies.. Apple thrives on originality and innovation? I since when did apple innovate? They copied the cell phone, computer and everything in between... Very sad for Samsung indeed
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[email protected] said:
There goes innovation. Wth happened to antitrust laws? The verdict today totally goes against antitrust. Way to support monopoly today.
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Does that potentially make it a "monapplely"

Samsung didn't take the case seriously.
Apple only has their "image" and "aesthetics" which define them as a company. Of course they would come to court about Image and likeness patents with everything in their bags.
I didn't buy my phone cause it looked like an apple product and design elements that made it act like an apple product. I bought it cause is WASN'T an Apple product.
People don't buy a Samsung tablet because they "though it was an iPad" they buy it cause they don't want an iPad.
I always though the obligatory apple logo and the silly cases with the hole in it to show the logo was the distinguishing feature of iCrap.

mactheburger said:
People don't buy a Samsung tablet because they "though it was an iPad" they buy it cause they don't want an iPad.
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That's really funny because apple was saying that so many people were complaining about samsungs tablet because they thought it was an Ipad and they were saying it was ****.
if anyone is that stupid to buy a samsung tablet and get it mixed for an ipad then they have to be working for apple. Evidently if someone thinks a samsung tablet is an ipad it will be someone working for them because they want to make a case for every patent. "ITS A RECTANGLE WITH ROUNDED EDGES" "ITS A TOUCH SCREEN" "IT'S 10"" "IT'S BETTER THEN OURS AND WERE JUST MAKING EXCUSES"
****ing apple, cry me a river, we all know apples aren't loved by everyone, and besides, what would this world be like if we didn't have oranges and peaches and such?

Firetime123 said:
Then I'd say you take a look at all the other OEMs like Sony, Nokia ect. Their devices look very different from the iPhone and they are accused of copying the design of the iPhone. I really can't understand why there are people who refuse to admit that Samsung took a very close look at the iPhone when they were designing the Galaxy S and S2.
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Puleese. the Galaxy S2 looks nothing like the iphone 4. And even if you think Samsung deserves some punishment, you can't justify somethign as retarded as ALL of those phones infringing. I mean like all of them including the Nexus S 4g and a phone with a Qwerty keyboard.

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you tell me where these 2 phones look the same? samsung is bigger, slimmer and is made of plastic and the home button on it is a rectangle not a circle. Is this an imitation of the iphone 4s? hell naw, it's just a phone thats black, is a touch screen and has a button on it... I don't even realize how apple justified their case. The jury must of been a bunch of retards, they shouldve based their judgement off of common sense and not the patent law

imho, Samsung is the real copycat...copying the design of both hardware and software, even to the things like dock connector and store concept. this is good, a slap in the face for any copycat lurking around, forcing everyone to come up with even better designs like how Nokia did
the only thing i feel original about Samsung is the Nexus series.

The outcome to the trial was not surprising at all. Samsung did violate Apple's patents. But Apple should have never been granted those patents in the first place. Bounce back when scrolling to the end of a menu. What type of BS is it that that is a patentable invention. The only way I can see that Samsung violated that patent is if Apple provided that Samsung ripped the code straight from iOS source code and used it line for line in their UI. Otherwise Apple basically has a patent covering the idea of a particular UI element.
We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.
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Good artists copy; great artists steal.
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You know what those are? Steve Jobs favorite quotes. Enough said
When it comes to software patents the patent system is a joke. And its not just Apple. How can Amazon have a patent for one click checkout. On its own that is an idea and abstract concept. The only thing that should be patentable about that is the underlying code. If someone comes along and makes another one click checkout system but the underlying source code and software methods are different, how can that be infringement? I just wish Google would play a more active role in defending its android partners from Apple. They should be able to destroy apple on a search patent, right? Google is search so the patent office must have granted them the patent for "method and apparatus for searching"

Apple has always been like this only but those retards cant seem to work a way out to give a proper balance of hardware and software at a good price , so whats better way to reap your losses over some other company's profit . The kind of patents they have been filing its like 2+2=4 but 3+1=4 cant be put . Yes copying source code would be different case but that's not the thing here.

lost all respect for apple, will never ever buy an apple product again in my life
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Apple copied drop down notifications dint they ? Sue them back Samsung

rrohanjs said:
Apple copied drop down notifications dint they ? Sue them back Samsung
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They can't because they didn't file a patent for it. Maybe they should...or not, don't stoop down to Apple's level: Filing patents for such general things such as shape of a device. Sheeesh
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