Posted by goldenface
Apple to Samsung: Stop stealing ideas
Apple says it's sick and tired of Samsung ripping off the iPad and iPhone, and the Cupertino, California, company is filing papers.
In a lawsuit filed Friday, Apple accused Samsung of committing patent and trademark infringement with its Galaxy line of mobile products. That includes the Galaxy S smartphone and the Galaxy Tab tablet.
"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," an Apple representative said in a statement provided to All Things Digital. "This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."
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Posted by mriley
You cant put a patent on a style of phone... Apple make good products (albeit over-priced) but they're far too heavy on suing the competition.
Competition drives progress, if there were no competitors to the iPhone or iPad, then there wouldn't be the rapid developments in technology that we are seeing today with all these huge companies bringing out phones and tablets.
Posted by goldenface
Most people would say that the Samsung GS looks a lot like the iPhone 3 in more than a few ways.
Not sure about them claimng to have introduced 'grid presentation of the App icons' though.
Posted by skblakee
Does Apple feel threatened by the coming of the Galaxy S 2? Hmmmm...
That is my next phone.
Whahahaha
Posted by rikken
Isn`t Samsung one of Apples supplier of components. . . . . . .
Posted by Bonovox
Yes it is but looking at the two phones it does not look EXACTLY like it. It's hardly an exact copy of the 3GS. And loads of manufacturers steal ideas from each other. Bloody Apple
Posted by julias
Apple has just about sued every major mobile phone company out there if not for design then its the OS if its not that its the components and so on and so fourth soon they will be suing themselves next if they don't stop its getting stupid
Posted by mriley
I feel sorry for their lawyers
Posted by Bonovox
And who next?? Motorola for making their own tablet?? What planet are Apple on?? It seems to me that Apple want to get rid of their rivals and take over the world. Android is doing far better than IOS now and they simply don't like it. How far does it go?? You sue a company for making a product in direct competition?? Give me a break. Only in America eh?? Like the idiots who tries to sue McDonalds for their obesity. Seriously you have a choice if you eat it or not. Am I right?? Apple I will be shocked if they win. I am just imagine in the court room with the judge comparing the Galaxy S v Iphone. Most touch screen phones look the same.
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Posted by julias
On 2011-04-20 01:37:41, mriley wrote:
I feel sorry for their lawyers
I don't as the lawyers stand to benefit the most from this even if no outcome is reached these are hardly no win no fee cases
Posted by Bonovox
Apple,rotten to the core
Posted by skblakee
Ooh, those poor lawyers who stand to make millions, win or lose. I feel for them.
Samsung should just cut their supplies to Apple. No iPhone 5 then eh?
Posted by Bonovox
Indeed. Sorry but I really do think Apple are pathetic in all this. Sony Ericsson should cut supply of their i phone 5 camera module too
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Posted by mriley
On 2011-04-20 01:58:30, julias wrote:
On 2011-04-20 01:37:41, mriley wrote:
I feel sorry for their lawyers
I don't as the lawyers stand to benefit the most from this even if no outcome is reached these are hardly no win no fee cases
I was joking
Posted by skblakee
There will probably be some kind of settlement of this whole things as Samsung has pledged to sue Apple as well. Both are huge companies with little or no time waste on such trivial matters as law suits.
[ This Message was edited by: skblakee on 2011-04-22 19:33 ]
Posted by Bonovox
On 2011-04-20 10:25:42, mriley wrote:
On 2011-04-20 01:58:30, julias wrote:
On 2011-04-20 01:37:41, mriley wrote:
I feel sorry for their lawyers
I don't as the lawyers stand to benefit the most from this even if no outcome is reached these are hardly no win no fee cases
I was joking
Posted by julias
Samsung strikes back at Apple with ten patent infringement claims
http://www.engadget.com/2011/[....]10-patent-infringement-claims/
Posted by c96sthl
On 2011-04-19 18:20:15, mriley wrote:
You cant put a patent on a style of phone... Apple make good products (albeit over-priced) but they're far too heavy on suing the competition.
Competition drives progress, if there were no competitors to the iPhone or iPad, then there wouldn't be the rapid developments in technology that we are seeing today with all these huge companies bringing out phones and tablets.
Its common for a company to file patent for all their product even on the style of the product.
if you try to do some search on Motorola. They did the same on the product styling as well since it is still IP ...they even file it for their walkie talkie which you should aware didn't have anything special on styling.
Posted by c96sthl
it wasn't common you see a big OEM suing another OEM for copying product style.
you can see Auto maker from US or Europe filing complain of China copy cat of Smart for two/ the China QQ car or the BMW SUV look alike....but normally its big co against small co.
for what I notice on Galaxy phone, the home screen don't feel like iOS but once you go into the menu with all the icon. It does and most phone ad tense to use the icon screen in promotion. Plus the shape of the new Galaxy to have resemblance of iPHONE3Gs. They can argue it is not exact copy but it does resemble it.
To make it worst is Apple claiming Samsung even copy the packaging....that's like claiming a big company like Samsung is lack of ideas.... in a way for one who know well how both company do business....maybe you will know which side you are on. But well...mean time we should expect more attack and counter attack will continue.
it is funny now apple is claimed by some site (can be easily googled) that A5 processor no longer made by Samsung but TSMC (only A4 is) and also news they have two Nand Flash supplier (Hynix and Samsung) while we rarely hear Samsung providing any LCD to Apple plus apple also not using any AMOLED.....just making me wonder....if the dispute get worst. Will Samsung be cut off from Apple supply chain.
Posted by mriley
Wow this is like a competition oh which company can file the most patent infringement claims
Well, to put a serious summary of all of this...
I like Apple... and I like Samsung, but which is better?
There's only one way to find out!
Posted by paul18james
Is this is a true story or just a rumor???????????
Posted by skblakee
True!
Posted by Bonovox
On 2011-04-22 11:36:27, mriley wrote:
Wow this is like a competition oh which company can file the most patent infringement claims
Well, to put a serious summary of all of this...
I like Apple... and I like Samsung, but which is better?
There's only one way to find out!
I love Harry Hill. Did you know he used to be a doctor??
Posted by julias
On 2011-04-22 20:15:21, Bonovox wrote:
I love Harry Hill. Did you know he used to be a doctor??
line up, which is totally unique, because a company should compete, not copy.
able to use it for their T28***