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ultima on 27 August 2012
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famousringo said:
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.

1. Like I said, that's irrelevant. Besides, a grid of icons on a black background seems like patentable idea to you? Physically, the Galaxy S was very different from iPhone too. Have you ever held one in your hand? It was much larger and thinner than the 3GS. And the materials used felt noticeably different. 

2. Okay, my bad. But Apple should've never been granted a patent for such an obvious and unoriginal design. How about LG, Sony, Samsung each suing and countersuing each other because their TV's look pretty much the same?

3. If you do a quick search for yourself, you'll find that they didn't indeed invent those things.

4. Screw the broken (or at the very least disgustingly inefficient) patent laws and give me an answer that you think is fair. Should Apple be fined billions for copying things from Android? My answer is no. Because everyone benefits from the idea of "borrow and improve". These lawsuits have to stop. Apple is by far the greatest culprit here, and if they stop, I'm sure everyone will drop their countersuits against them. They really are hurting innovation.