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Apple Now Suing Samsung over Tablet and Phone Case Designs [Updated]
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Nope, since most don't bother reading comments.
Only thing that can save this thread now is Macrumors staff intervention, removing the offending picture.
Its not true. Apple innovates more than any company out there. I'd love for someone to try and prove otherwise.
Depends on how you define innovate. There are plenty of innovative companies out there. You're just too Apple focused to notice.
Ultimately though - it only makes the Apple fan community look bad, since these people are basically playing along with the stereotype of the ignorant/stupid fanboy - which is already problematically high.
It "snaps" on in a plastic shell. No magnets (where did you get that idea from?)
Just like the Incase case for the original iPad.
How familiar are you with other companies? Do you spend most of your time reading about Apple, while at the same time putting down other companies and products that you have no experience with? If so, you would be living in a bubble so shouldn't trust your opinion.
KnightWRX, thank you for being the voice of reason here. People are way too quick to jump on the OMG APPLE IS SUING SAMSUNG THEY MUST BE TEH EVILS!!!11 bandwagon.
I am honestly tired of all this petty lawsuit bull…you know. On both ends. When a judge is making a decision about the merits of your product's industrial design, something has gone wrong somewhere.
(That "your" applies to both Apple and Samsung, since they would both claim that the Galaxy Tab is their own design).
Just check out Samsungs website, it's trying to be like apple, trying being the word here!..
Every company blatantly tries to copy Apple in every way. I can see why they would but come on, if it ain't an Apple, it ain't an apple and I know where my loyalties lie!
And why shouldn't Apple try and sue all the copycat 'rivals'?? This tactic brings to peoples attention the fact that Apple did it first. If Apple didn't take these steps then every damn company outside China would be rolling out cheap crap in Apple style casings!
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I don't give a ******* because I own apple stock!
Their site looks nothing like apple.com.
Every tear down I've seen of the galaxy tab does not mention any magnets like they do with the ipad 2 tear downs.
old articles written up about anymode case make no mention of it having magnets but of course it was just pictures and no one it seems got their hands on it.
If apple keeps suing companies left and right, their reputation is going to go into the toilet. They'll be back at pre-Steve Jobs* status.
*before Jobs came back to apple and saved the company.
*before Jobs came back to apple and saved the company.
I think that are should be is. Samsung is a joke of a company. Seeing that you can't write a compete sentence, I wonder if you can read and comprehend the article.
LOL WTF? I guess all the stuff that samsung and LG innovates that apple gets from them for their products mean nothing. Dumb ass fanboys I tell you.
Actually, "are" is acceptable in the sense that Samsung can be viewed as a collection of beings. It's kind of like, "The Utah Jazz are in first place." You wouldn't use "is" there.
Not a big deal, just thought I'd chime in.
I agree. The picture doesn't belong with the article unless Apple is also equally confused that Samsung made those cases.
Depends on how you are saying that sentence. But I understand you. I thing this **** is stupid though. All this suing is crazy.
So is the Constitution, but we still defend it. Billions of American dollars in R&D and tens of thousands of engineers' work should trump your boredom when it comes to a foreign company stealing everything. Samsung's R&D division needs to be more than a lab of computers with bookmarks set to apple.com.
I actually don't think this is a fair statement depending on how you look at innovation. This is really how arguments start. If a company has an idea, executes it poorly, and only sells 5-10k (or an insignificant marketshare of whatever product it is) they are still technically "first", and you are going to get called on it.
Then Apple will execute it well, never claim they are first, but say they are the "best" or "smartest" or "most user friendly". I believe if you just focus on whoever made it first, but poorly, that's the narrow scope that some will define "innovation".
It's a stronger stance if you say Apple executed a good idea well. Perhaps their execution of that idea is their strength, and what makes them 'innovative'.
Or you could be more cynical and say their marketing of someone else's idea makes their product the strongest, thus their marketing is the only thing that is innovative.
I don't think any of these statements are true 100% of the time. Sometimes they are first, sometimes they are best, and sometimes they just market a good idea better.
Ultimately, it's fiscally dangerous to be first, unless you are sure you can do it well and market it well. Thus, it makes more sense to take someone else's poorly executed and poorly marketed idea and make it successful. Is that innovation instead of copying? I don't really know anymore. The gray area is for the judges.