Apple have now posted an apology at the bottom of their home page...
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Link to updated statement.
I can't believe they wanted 2 weeks to do that. Love the fact it isn't even visible at 1280 x 800.
Apple have now posted an apology at the bottom of their home page...
View attachment 374621
Link to updated statement.
Apple have now posted an apology at the bottom of their home page...
View attachment 374621
Link to updated statement.
I think this puts to rest the idea it wouldn't take 2 weeks.
And I believe this actually conforms to the courts order.
This changes EVERYTHING.
The new statement is magical.
No one has ever made this statement before.
The new statement is much thinner than the original statement.
It's the thinnest website apology Apple has made. Ever.
And boy, have they patented it!!!
Apple have now posted an apology at the bottom of their home page...
View attachment 374621
Link to updated statement.
If I was Apple, I would close the UK web and retail stores. The amount of jobs lost would piss off a lot of people and the government.
Apple employees were also ordered to write on the board 100 times:
"I will not poke fun at Samsung."
Good lord, what kind of legal system do they have over there?
This the part that irks me. It seem lost on the judge that the public could misinterpret this as admission of "wrongdoing" on part of Apple. I'm surprised Apple's lawyers didn't bring this up.
Well, it too late now unless they appeal again. But given that Apple didn't appeal immediately probably means they aren't interested in doing so.
I think this puts to rest the idea it would take 2 weeks.
If I was Apple, I would close the UK web and retail stores. The amount of jobs lost would piss off a lot of people and the government.
I think this puts to rest the idea it wouldn't take 2 weeks.
And I believe this actually conforms to the courts order.
This changes EVERYTHING.
The new statement is magical.
No one has ever made this statement before.
The new statement is much thinner than the original statement.
It's the thinnest website apology Apple has made. Ever.
Way to go Apple ... keep it up ... I wouldn't either publicly apologize to Samsung or any other competitor ... I would pay a fine or so ... but not publicy in writing apologize ... EVER!
On 25 October 2012, Apple Inc. published a statement on its UK website in relation to Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers. That statement was inaccurate and did not comply with the order of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The correct statement is at Samsung/Apple UK judgement.
This the part that irks me. It seem lost on the judge that the public could misinterpret this as admission of "wrongdoing" on part of Apple. I'm surprised Apple's lawyers didn't bring this up.
"Is there a sufficient reason in this case to use the court's injunctive power to compel the rights holder to put a statement on its home page and to pay for an advertisement in the newspapers? It seems to me that an important element in this case is the evidence that I have been shown (...) of specific commercial harm caused to Samsung as a result of Apple 's assertions."
- Judge Birss
"As to the third point, the prejudice to Apple , I must say I seriously doubt there will be any real diversion of sales but I cannot rule it out and that would be potentially prejudicial to Apple .
"However, it seems to me here that the fact of Apple 's statements after trial and the fact of the harm caused by similar assertions to Samsung in the past is a matter which balances that prejudice. I recognise that these are two different prejudices to Samsung and to Apple and in many ways they are not comparable, but it seems to me nevertheless to some extent that one does cancel and balance against the other."
- Judge Birss
Maybe it's just me, but I think the call for them to put up an apology is more ludicrous than the apology itself. Still, what they posted was immature and unprofessional. Shame on them.
Here's the timeline:
1) High Court rules that Samsung did not infringe Apple's generic design registration for a display device.
Apple spokesman Alan Hely comments, "Its no coincidence that Samsungs latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad. This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as weve said many times before, we need to protect Apples intellectual property.
2) Samsung asks for an injunction restraining Apple from telling anyone that importing, stocking, selling, or using Samsung devices was an infringement. Judge denies a gag injunction on the grounds of freedom of speech. He says that judgements can be publicly disagreed with.
Samsung also asks that Apple be ordered to disseminate the judgement. Judge orders Apple to post the judgement outcome, partly because of Hely's statement.
Apple appeals and loses.
3) Apple posts the judgement, plus some quotes from it (which was okay), but also adds false comments that Samsung had been found guilty of copying the iPad in other countries.
Apple is ordered to adjust their website. Apple does so and adds an apology for posting "inaccurate" information. However, Apple reportedly uses custom Javascript code on the UK site, to hide the apology when the page first comes up.
?? Will Apple be ordered to adjust the location of that apology ??
Kdarling, once again again you amaze me with your ability to make everything so clear for those that cannot read properly.
Kdarling, once again again you amaze me with your ability to make everything so clear for those that cannot read properly.
Many thanks!
My prediction: Apple will claim that they were "too rushed" to do a good job on the apology, and that's why it "accidentally" showed up below the welcome image.
(Apple's claim of needing "two weeks" probably came from the very popular corporate programmer's stock reply to how long it'll take to change anything. Saying "two weeks" is an inside joke in most companies.)
Now UK media started picking up the new purposefully resized website, to hide the apology
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/ne...coded-to-push-samsung-apology-off-screen.html