ITC Rules in Favor of Apple, Older Samsung Products Facing Ban

xNYMetsx said:

Well Samsung, when you start making some "real innovation," then we can talk about Apple's innovation.

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ptram said:

Where is the problem? They will copy something newer.

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ElTorro said:

Yeah, fair isn't it? Samsung gets a veto, while it gets banned on patents, such as the Steve Jobs patent, that, by the way, got already reviewed and canceled by the patent office. I wonder when Samsung will wake up and stop supplying its upcoming real innovative parts, such as flexible display and 3D NAND memory.

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harlequinn said:

Unless you state clearly why you think he should be joking or trolling then all you've done is make an unsubstantiated line of questioning designed to cast aspersion upon his statements.

How about you say why Samsung shouldn't be defending their patents (which it took US nepotism to overturn Samsung's win in the presidential review).

BTW I think that just about all tech patents are ********, especially software and design patents.

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techwhiz said:

The real issue is that Apple and Samsung can't seem to settle.
Apple has an inflated idea of what it's patents are worth but in return tries to say that the patents held by Samsung and others are basically worthless.

There in lies the problem with settlement.
Apple wants a billion from Samsung, but only wants to pay peanuts.
They don't even want to pay what is fair and reasonable under FRAND.
That is why Samsung asked for the ban, Apple just doesn't want to pay for the patents of others.

It's the NIV Syndrome, that is Not Invented Here Syndrome.
If Apple didn't invent it, it can't be of any real value.

The "Pinch to Zoom",etc. Would a buy a phone that didn't pinch to zoom?
Yes, because I want a different screen size that Apple does not offer.

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I.Love.Apple said:

That's not really an achievement. If, say, someone wants to buy a high end Samsung smart phone s/he would have a choice between Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy Note II. Sure, each one of those will sell less than iPhone but I do not think Samsung cares. Apple on the other hand has al its eggs in one basket. And if the next model is not that popular Apple is screwed. BTW, I am not sure we can say that iPhone 5 sells better than SGS4. For some reason Apple just stopped giving information about the distribution of sales between different models. People peculated that only 50% of iPhone sales now are iPhone 5 but it could be less.

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macs4nw said:

Nothing wrong with defending your patents, but SE patents shouldn't be used as weapons to get concessions from your opponent in obtaining their non-SE patents. Also, in light of the above, stating "There is one and only one guilty party in whole this mess - it's Apple. They started it and they are losing it" is an inflammatory and trollish statement, in this context. Hope that answers your question.

Now can you please explain how Obama's veto of the Apple device ban is, as you assert, nepotism?

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