Apple Wins Trial Against Samsung

[windude99]

Read here: The verdict is in: Samsung vs. Apple | ZDNet

 

[Dinesh]

Samsung products are now going to be costly it seems...

 

[windude99]

Samsung products are now going to be costly it seems...

You can thank Apple. I hate how Apple is doing this to Samsung! I'm glad Motorola (which is owned by Google now) is suing Apple to try and get a ban on all of its devices. Apple has messed with the wrong operating system

 

[strollin]

Apple is pursuing this ridiculous lawsuit against Samsung in multiple countries. I find it interesting that in every other trial I've read about, Samsung has prevailed. Only in the trial held a few miles from Apple's headquarters (Cupertino and San Jose are adjacent cities within the same county) has Apple prevailed.

 

[x BlueRobot]

Apple is just a over-priced brand name..people buy Apple to look good and show how much money they earn every year.

 

[whs]

This is a real shambles. I hope they are not going to sue me because my kitchen table has round corners.

 

[fireberd]

When I upgraded to a smart phone, I succombed to Apple and got a (Verizon) iPhone4 as there were a couple of apps that I wanted that were only available for Apple products. The first thing I found out is it works the way it wants to, not how the user wants it. When I connected it to my PC (I had to do that initially) it took my entire address book, which I didn't want on the phone as it also has an e-mail list for a club that I maintain. Second it took 3 hours on the phone with Verizon tech to get it activated. I decided I didn't want it and shipped it back. I talked to a customer service rep about a different phone and was told the Samsung is just like the Apple except it uses Android OS. I got a Samsung Galaxy S "Fascinate" phone. It has its drawbacks and limitations too and I can't delete a lot of the pre-installed garbage, and the last OS update now causes it to periodically lockup and it must be reset by removing the battery. Sadly, I have to admit my daughter's (AT&T) iPhone4 works better than my Samsung "clone".

 

[windude99]

When I upgraded to a smart phone, I succombed to Apple and got a (Verizon) iPhone4 as there were a couple of apps that I wanted that were only available for Apple products. The first thing I found out is it works the way it wants to, not how the user wants it. When I connected it to my PC (I had to do that initially) it took my entire address book, which I didn't want on the phone as it also has an e-mail list for a club that I maintain. Second it took 3 hours on the phone with Verizon tech to get it activated. I decided I didn't want it and shipped it back. I talked to a customer service rep about a different phone and was told the Samsung is just like the Apple except it uses Android OS. I got a Samsung Galaxy S "Fascinate" phone. It has its drawbacks and limitations too and I can't delete a lot of the pre-installed garbage, and the last OS update now causes it to periodically lockup and it must be reset by removing the battery. Sadly, I have to admit my daughter's (AT&T) iPhone4 works better than my Samsung "clone".

The earlier versions of touchwiz looked a bit more like iOS (but weren't complete rip-offs) but the newer versions of touchwiz are hardly like iOS at all.

 

[burtie]

I have always had Android phones (and tablets) I just root them and install custom firmwares as there is a huge community of builders

 

[windude99]

I have always had Android phones (and tablets) I just root them and install custom firmwares as there is a huge community of builders

There are a lot of great custom roms out there! Especially Cyanogenmod 10.

 

[Bertison]

Unless the rest of the world follows suit, the only real pain will be suffered by the American consumer.

I would never buy an Apple product, they are over priced and are created for those I consider to be affected by the "Rolls Royce Effect" - people who buy something that is more highly-priced than another product which does exactly the same job, just as fast and as comfortably or efficiently. In fact, as has been pointed out here, the Samsung product is less expensive but may work more efficiently than the Apple equivalent. In addition to which, many apps are free to download. Many of those consumers buy Apple because they can afford it. I have seen one guy on the London Underground trying to demonstrate his new I Phone to a friend, and failing to find out how to use it. The friend whipped out his Android phone and blinded him with science.

This is another example of corporate America trying to hold on to something that will eventually slip through their greedy fingers.

 

[burtie]

I have always had Android phones (and tablets) I just root them and install custom firmwares as there is a huge community of builders

There are a lot of great custom roms out there! Especially Cyanogenmod 10.

Yup been using Cyanogenmod since the v6 days

This apple business is pathetic though, what about all the other companies that copy? And don't apple copy things themselves? Makes my head spin just thinking about it lol

 

[windude99]

I have always had Android phones (and tablets) I just root them and install custom firmwares as there is a huge community of builders

There are a lot of great custom roms out there! Especially Cyanogenmod 10.

Yup been using Cyanogenmod since the v6 days

This apple business is pathetic though, what about all the other companies that copy? And don't apple copy things themselves? Makes my head spin just thinking about it lol

Yea, notification pull-down has been on Android for a long time and they recently put that into iOS 5. It is a stripped down version of the Android nitification shade. They basically copied Android's pull down notification shade.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

I think the verdict .. S T I N K S.. that's my opinion. I hope Samsung takes them back to court !!!

booo hisssssss :mad2:

 

[V43L1N]

/rant
The real issue seems to the The US Patent Office: issuing patents that are clearly based on prior art. Companies should not be allowed to patent shapes, nor should they be allowed to patent the look of an icon within an operating system.

Unless the above are immediately identifiable (have essentially become a trademark for the brand) from a distance. A shining example of this is the Apple logo.

A square with rounded edges that has a green handset telephone is NOT patentable as an icon within an operating system. To think otherwise is pure insanity. Could you imagine companies being able to patent the look of an icon within an operating system? Your basic cursor? Its madness.

If a company can not compete on the merit of their design and execution they do not belong in the technology sector. The new business model of tech companies seems to be: "Look someone is manufacturing a product that kind of looks like ours, and performs the same basic functions! Get the lawyers on the phone! Open the war vault!" This is why i will NEVER own an Apple product, nor use any software developed by them. They disgust me as a company.

Patent lawsuits accomplish nothing. They tie up courts for years on end, and cost the consumer more money in the long run.

/end rant