Stupid jury kills innovation/competition and hands Apple a monopoly

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ultima said:

famousringo said:

Superman4 said:

It's funny to see so many people claim that this image has been doctored or cherry-picked by Apple and isn't representative of the Galaxy S.

The image was cherry-picked by Samsung's own marketing people, precisely because that screen looks more like an iPhone than any other Android phone screen:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-android-smartphone/

 

1. That doesn't change the fact that you must follow a whole bunch of steps to make your Galaxy S look like that. A stock Galaxy S looks much better anyway. In any case, that's irrelevant. 2. You cannot patent look and feel. 3. Slide to unlock was not invented by apple. Neither was bounce-back. 4. Should Apple be sued for the ability of iOS to have a custom background, ability to access the camera from lock screen, multitasking, taskbar notification system, plus a shitload of other things just because Android had them first?

1. And Samsung took those steps in their press and marketing materials. What does that tell you about Samsung's intent?

2. Yes, you can:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_dress

3. So far, the entire US legal system from the patent office to the nine jurors in this case disagrees with you.

4. If anybody owns patents on those technologies, they certainly deserve their day in court.