My 62 year old dad is pretty clueless as well when it comes to technology. But he can tell the difference between an iPhone 6 and Galaxy s6.
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My 62 year old dad is pretty clueless as well when it comes to technology. But he can tell the difference between an iPhone 6 and Galaxy s6.
I failed by providing visual proof of similarities of design? Where's the logic in that?
and this proves what? that everyone that's 62 and younger should know the difference? well, my aunt is 50-ish years old, uses a macbook, and she was confused between the two. she didn't confuse nexus with an iphone however. so your point doesn't really mean much.
i do, but i dont use it.Sidenote: Do you know how to multi-quote? You really need to learn how
I'm just really surprised that this hasn't been blamed on illegal immigrants and Obama yet ... Because that's what usually happens in these kinds of threads. Somehow it's Obama's fault. And illegal immigrants.
Which was remedied after the initial verdict. The award was then recalculated and reduced accordingly. Then the trial was appealed, samsung lost that as well. The bottom line, Apple won their case and Samsung has been dragging their heals every step of the way. And you know what? I have no problem with that. That's how the system works. What I do have a problem with, and what constantly continues to get ignored, is how a collection of other large and successful companies think they have a right and the power to overturn a determined verdict based solely on the basis of "inconvenience". That's it.
So you came here to complain about something that hasn't happened? That's always a fun potential thread derail.
I wonder what role President Obama and his stance on illegal immigrants has to play in this topic?
Is he to blame? Are illegal immigrants to blame?
Is he to blame? Are illegal immigrants to blame?
Obama lets the illegal immigrants in, who go about stealing then IPs, which are then taken down to Colombia, where they're ground into a fine white powder, then exported back to the States where it's cut, flavored, and sold as Kool-Aid mix.
Identity theft usually doesn't happen to famous people. Any company can screw up, and when they know THAT MUCH about you, it makes the potential all the worse. Not only does Apple not care about your data, they don't even track or keep most of it.
this thread brought out all the apple fanboy dumbasses
go ahead, cancel your ebay, fb, whatever accounts you got. don't beat yourself up too hard with anger while sitting in your room fuming. cause you will not make a difference lol. kids this days. and don't forget while samsung is foreign, SO IS YOUR IPHONE, AND IMAC, AND IWATCH.
now for the more intelligent crowd. they are companies, let them compete, i'm sure apple would still stick to their phone 4 size if it weren't for the like of android and samsung. they are all innovators but have a profit margin to keep up. if one company found a winning formula for design that pleases the masses guess what other companies will copy it or emulate it to also try to please the masses,
like ted syndicate said. apple doesn't invent anything, they just take what works and put it together, and sell it.
go ahead, cancel your ebay, fb, whatever accounts you got. don't beat yourself up too hard with anger while sitting in your room fuming. cause you will not make a difference lol. kids this days. and don't forget while samsung is foreign, SO IS YOUR IPHONE, AND IMAC, AND IWATCH.
now for the more intelligent crowd. they are companies, let them compete, i'm sure apple would still stick to their phone 4 size if it weren't for the like of android and samsung. they are all innovators but have a profit margin to keep up. if one company found a winning formula for design that pleases the masses guess what other companies will copy it or emulate it to also try to please the masses,
like ted syndicate said. apple doesn't invent anything, they just take what works and put it together, and sell it.
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1, i live on the 2nd floor, therefore i'm not a basement-dweller.
2. 90 percent of newegg's inventories are heavily competitive in pricing.
3. windows is the most efficient and most widely used OS out there, a true xp replacer. only thing osx have windows 7 beat is safety and security(os is less likely to get a virus)
4. just because the stuffs newegg sale doesn't cater to your needs, you don't have to go bash it.
I don't think ebay will lose sleep over your account being cancelled. They will also continue to stand by Samsung regardless of someone expressing a meaningless threat of reporting them to the CIA. If anything, your comments are delusional and you care for a company too much that prides on their profit margins from you buying it's products. I would just tone it down chihuahua.
I agree with your statement in regards to ther manafactures copying the MacBook look, and as a consumer I vote with my wallet and would never buy one of those, it's like a wannabe MacBook, but looks cheap in comparison. The geek in me likes the Alienware designs.....unique, and blantanlty says power...while over the top, the kid inside us. Lenovo is a good example of a company staying true to its designs.
if that, like you said, "looks nothing like an iPhone", you're delusional. I'm not saying it's identical, it's definitely similar at the very least.
You have chosen a very convient angle to make your point (the one side they are the closest looking), you should include other pictures so people can make an assessment. Give people all the info so they can judge.
Apple, a selfless, non profit, squeaky clean company with no blemishes that exists solely for the betterment of mankind.
Why not get involved with something more important instead of a trillion dollar corporation who only cares about your wallet?
"Newegg caters to basement-dwelling Windows fanboys" ≠> "Everyone who buys from Newegg is a basement-dwelling Windows fanboy." It's the difference between IF and IFF. I'm pretty sure I've bought HDDs or something from there in the past, plus a GPU from Fry's so my Mac could run ML and later.
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Not to mention that it says "Samsung" in big letters on its front.
Pretty much a dead giveaway.
If they didn't notice that, I'd like to meet them and offer to give them one dollar bills in trade for their ten dollar bills. After all, the bills look so similar, having the same shape and colors and material.
Apple also constantly appeals decisions that were made and upheld. It's what lawyers do for a living.
It's usually a good idea to understand an issue before getting upset about it. You could start by reading their actual letter.
Nobody is saying a company cannot defend its IP, or that there should not be damages awarded.
What they're saying is that it makes no sense to award every dollar the infringer made on their product, when the infringed designs were a fraction of the whole. Especially today, when many smart products contain hundreds of possible IP points.
The example they give is that of a smart TV. It has power, decoder, display, remote, an OS, icons, and apps. That's a lot of pieces. Yet under the same 1887 law being applied to Samsung, if a single app out of dozens contained an infringed icon, the owner of the icon design patent could ask for the entire profits made on the entire TV.
Common sense tells us that the award should instead be commensurate with the contribution that the icon had towards product sales... the same as is done for utility patents.
wow! good on you. and you are here for what exactly? dont have anyone to socialise with?