wait, what? A 4" S3 is being released? They are going backwards to even copy what the current iphone looks like to capitalize on the "thumb theory"?
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wait, what? A 4" S3 is being released? They are going backwards to even copy what the current iphone looks like to capitalize on the "thumb theory"?
LMAO at Alanis title lol. I honestly didn't mean any reference to scratch-gate, it was an innocent expression
Come on - nobody wants to copy iPhone 5's screen. Making it taller but not wider ? Never. Looks like a straight banana now.
It's the opposite of this. Nobody cares about the patented feature therefore a ban is unnecessary.
The 4'' S3 is rumored to be a mid-range device. Definatly not there to compete against the iPhone5.
Copy the current iPhone ? You mean the one that copied the original Galaxy S which had a 4" screen... not to mention all the other 4" 16:9 phones Samsung released since the last 2 years...
Yeah, definitely, they are copying the iPhone.
Sorry to post links from other websites (not sure if thats allowed lol if it isn't let me know and I'll remove it)
http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a430083/samsung-unveils-new-galaxy-s3-mini-with-4-inch-screen.html
They just announced it today... I'm still an iPhone guy
Wait a second. Hold on. So some of you are saying Samsung is copying Apple because they released a...what...device with a 4 inch screen? Haven't they been doing that for years already? You know, back when everyone was saying it was too big, and a 3.5 inch screen is perfect?
And now that they've released a 4 inch screen rev of the S3, in a size and ratio that's been in use for years...they're copying Apple?
I don't like to think of anyone who posts here as incredibly dense, but sometimes...
...it's tempting.
And now that they've released a 4 inch screen rev of the S3, in a size and ratio that's been in use for years...they're copying Apple?
I don't like to think of anyone who posts here as incredibly dense, but sometimes...
...it's tempting.
how even the most diehard fanboys support banning of other competitors is beyond logic
iOS 6 is stale and boring and people are going to other phones, GOOD. Apple needs to step their game up and we all win. But Apple rather everyone ben shut out and we are just stuck with Apple's incremental updates for years and years
iOS 6 is stale and boring and people are going to other phones, GOOD. Apple needs to step their game up and we all win. But Apple rather everyone ben shut out and we are just stuck with Apple's incremental updates for years and years
The Galaxy S3's screen is actually slightly longer than the iPhone 5's screen. The iPhone 5 has a "16:9" screen, but it's actually one pixel too tall (holding it vertically) for it to be 16:9, while the Galaxy S3 has a 16:9 screen.
If anything, you should say that nobody wants to copy the iPhone 5's screen because it's off by one pixel in one dimension to be truly 16:9.
Uh ? Of course not, ChazUK told us how Samsung have never used 4" screens in an other thread :
I believe this guy. He seems to know what he's talking about. Samsung are damn copycats. Apple suddenly releases a 4" device, so they go ahead and copy that.
Samsung must have designed the GS3 Mini months ago. Besides it's only WVGA so what's the problem?
Copy the current iPhone ? You mean the one that copied the original Galaxy S which had a 4" screen... not to mention all the other 4" 16:9 phones Samsung released since the last 2 years...
Yeah, definitely, they are copying the iPhone.
You and the demigod seem to be the only ones that aren't completely lost in product biasness. :shake:
Ha! They even copied Apple's use of Corning's Gorilla Glass. So pathetic.
I tell you what Shamesuck, you want something nice, you go out and find your own manufacturer who produces it. Corning is Apple's innovation, and they have every right to protect their IP from copycats like you.
If Doug Engelbart had patented the crap out of everything he invented, the Xerox and IBM computers that predated the Mac wouldn't have existed. If Xerox had patented the crap out of their systems, the Mac would never have been more than the short-lived computer that got buried in lawsuits. If Microsoft, Atari and Commodore hadn't rushed to copy aspects of the Mac, there wouldn't have been any competition in the 80's, just an Apple monopoly. Just like there'd be on smartphones now if Google hadn't copied Apple. And we all know what happens when competition is no longer there as an incentive to work your ass off to beat them. I wonder where cars had been if Karl Benz had stopped everyone else from making petrol-fuelled vehicles with a wheel in each corner.
These patent wars are petty, embarrassing, counterproductive, bad publicity, and massively expensive (Apple spends more on lawsuits now than on advertising, and since that advertising adds to the pricetags on the products you can bet that we're also paying for these damn lawsuits). Say what you will about Microsoft and their business practices in the 90's or that they ripped off the Mac, but one thing they do is work well with everybody else -- they have to, with the gazillion partners who make the hardware that their software runs on. Apple on the other hand just declares war on everyone and everything. They started out working closely with Microsoft and Adobe, then MS became the enemy, then friend again when Gates pitched in a bit to save Apple. Jobs returned the favor by taking every opportunity to declare that Windows is a pile of fecal matter. Years later Jobs did the same with Adobe, who were instrumental in keeping Apple alive through the dark years, because without desktop publishing and graphics/video pros, Apple would have gone under back then. And then, war against Google, childish removal of Google-related apps in favor of laughable alternatives like Maps, and lately, war against Samsung who for years and years have been one of the main suppliers of Apple hardware components. What's next, arbitrarily declaring war on Intel, who Apple puked all over for years until suddenly declaring that they would switch to Intel, and when the Intel Macs arrived they ran circles around the G4/G5 offerings that Apple 24 hours earlier maintained ran circles around Intel?
Oceania is at war with Eastasia. No wait, Eastasia is our ally. Oceania is at war with Eurasia. Oceania has ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia. No, wait...
These patent wars are petty, embarrassing, counterproductive, bad publicity, and massively expensive (Apple spends more on lawsuits now than on advertising, and since that advertising adds to the pricetags on the products you can bet that we're also paying for these damn lawsuits). Say what you will about Microsoft and their business practices in the 90's or that they ripped off the Mac, but one thing they do is work well with everybody else -- they have to, with the gazillion partners who make the hardware that their software runs on. Apple on the other hand just declares war on everyone and everything. They started out working closely with Microsoft and Adobe, then MS became the enemy, then friend again when Gates pitched in a bit to save Apple. Jobs returned the favor by taking every opportunity to declare that Windows is a pile of fecal matter. Years later Jobs did the same with Adobe, who were instrumental in keeping Apple alive through the dark years, because without desktop publishing and graphics/video pros, Apple would have gone under back then. And then, war against Google, childish removal of Google-related apps in favor of laughable alternatives like Maps, and lately, war against Samsung who for years and years have been one of the main suppliers of Apple hardware components. What's next, arbitrarily declaring war on Intel, who Apple puked all over for years until suddenly declaring that they would switch to Intel, and when the Intel Macs arrived they ran circles around the G4/G5 offerings that Apple 24 hours earlier maintained ran circles around Intel?
Oceania is at war with Eastasia. No wait, Eastasia is our ally. Oceania is at war with Eurasia. Oceania has ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia. No, wait...
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This is good because the whole unified search patent is a joke.
Apple applied for this patent years after Google released "Google Desktop" which had unified search in it. Regardless, it's an obvious concept.
Apple applied for this patent years after Google released "Google Desktop" which had unified search in it. Regardless, it's an obvious concept.
When is the last time they've offered a flagship 4" device since the Galaxy 1?
They are basically denying consumers choice. Where you have to settle for a low end phone if you don't want to carry a plate.
Some actual real choice in this segment would be a good thing.
And Copernic Desktop Search came out in the late 90's, which basically does the same thing as what's described in the patents, which were filed after 2000.
Patents aren't about protecting IP, specially when it comes to software. It's about being lucky enough to patent an idea first so you can charge everyone else for it afterwards.
What, don't you know that products we buy today were designed a week ago, and that films that open this weekend are ripoffs of films that opened last weekend? Haven't you heard that the original iPhone was a carbon copy of the LG Prada that came out a couple of months prior? Didn't you know that Star Wars is a complete Star Trek ripoff because they both have "Star" in the titles, or that every song that vaguely resembles another song (with a measly 12 semi-notes to choose from when you string a melody together, and thousands of songs written every day, there is zero chance of two people independently coming up with similar note sequences) was written by someone who heard the previous song and thought "I like that song so now I will shamelessly copy it and hope that nobody notices?"
A choice of one. Wow, what a choice! Besides the GS3 Mini is running 800x480 with lower specs overall then the GS3. It probably won't sell very well.
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Except Apple proved in court that Samsung deliberately copied the iPhone 3G into the Galaxy S.
