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Facebook, Google and Other Silicon Valley Companies Side with Samsung in Patent Case
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I deleted all of my Google accounts last week. Greatest decision ever. Tired of their spying BS.
I think some people are getting too emotional over companies that careless. lol
For Candlelight and thekev;
I'm not happy with eBay's position. They need to know that their position in the court briefs is stupid. Still Samsung loves to copy Apple.
I'm not happy with eBay's position. They need to know that their position in the court briefs is stupid. Still Samsung loves to copy Apple.
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"If allowed to stand, that decision will lead to absurd results and have a devastating impact on companies, including [the briefing draftees], who spend billions of dollars annually on research and development for complex technologies and their components."
Well, that is the exact point of the ruling. Its supposed to have a devastating impact on those companies that choose to steal others intellectual property and then benefit to the tune of billions of dollars. The fact is, they didnt spend billions on research and development. They spent about $600 to buy a Iphone, then copy it. They have however spent millions defending themselves,accusing Apple of stealing, asking for another trial when they lost, asking for yet another trial after they lost again because the court was somehow biased against them, and on and on.
And these are the people that Facebook, Google, eBay, HP, Dell and other Silicon Valley companies are siding with? Disgusting.
Well, that is the exact point of the ruling. Its supposed to have a devastating impact on those companies that choose to steal others intellectual property and then benefit to the tune of billions of dollars. The fact is, they didnt spend billions on research and development. They spent about $600 to buy a Iphone, then copy it. They have however spent millions defending themselves,accusing Apple of stealing, asking for another trial when they lost, asking for yet another trial after they lost again because the court was somehow biased against them, and on and on.
And these are the people that Facebook, Google, eBay, HP, Dell and other Silicon Valley companies are siding with? Disgusting.
honestly, they all copied Apple, not all of it, of course.
and They all hate Apple's success
and They all hate Apple's success
Sarcasm or not, I love the smell of xenophobia in the morning.
scottsjack;
From my former employer, I took a few basic courses in copyright and trademark laws and regulations. According to the courses I've taken, Samsung and others ARE in violation of the laws. fb, google, ebay, hp, dell, and others are ignorant of the law. If one defends these (can't say the word here - I have my standards), than they are just as guilty.
From my former employer, I took a few basic courses in copyright and trademark laws and regulations. According to the courses I've taken, Samsung and others ARE in violation of the laws. fb, google, ebay, hp, dell, and others are ignorant of the law. If one defends these (can't say the word here - I have my standards), than they are just as guilty.
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You must love copycats then.
I don't know why people waste there energy getting heated over stuff like this in the comments. Being a "loyal Apple fan" (fanboy) gets you literally nowhere. It's not like you're going to be seeing any of that 500 million Apple is about to get. Instead they're going to go ahead and make another underwhelming, last year look alike phone with probably 3 new features (iPhone 6s) and charge you even more for it. Apple is not listening to you. Apple does not care. You are literally just another dollar in their pocket, another statistic on some graph, and another fanboy wasting their life getting mad over things that will literally not affect you at all. 
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There are much cheaper alternatives here in Canada. E.g canadacomputers, amazon.ca, directcanada
You seem to forget that a large number of users here are also apple shareholders.I don't know why people waste there energy getting heated over stuff like this in the comments. Being a "loyal Apple fan" (fanboy) gets you literally nowhere. It's not like you're going to be seeing any of that 500 million Apple is about to get. Instead they're going to go ahead and make another underwhelming, last year look alike phone with probably 3 new features (iPhone 6s) and charge you even more for it. Apple is not listening to you. Apple does not care. You are literally just another dollar in there pocket, another statistic on some graph, and another fanboy wasting there life getting mad over things that will literally not affect you at all.
ebay is not a "tech company". It's a failing marketplace infested with cheap chinese products.
These companies are hardly impartial, most of them are invested in Android in some way, some on a very big way.
I'm failing to see how that somehow would justify getting ones self all worked up over something that isn't even technically all bad seeing as Apple is about to make more money. Which for a shareholder would actually be some good news. So maybe "forget" wasn't the word you were really looking for.
So, let me get this straight... Because of an inconvenience, Apple should be denied the right to defend its IP? Umm, last time I checked that wasn't how the legal system works. Apple won a judgement by an unbiased body of people... Solely because other companies would find it "inconvenient" should not deny Apple retribution. Get the hell over yourself Google/FB/eBay/dell/HP/etc. ok, how about this... No company can apply any sort of copyright infringement on owned IP. Yeah, I didn't think so.
Peeking around, and doing some exchange rates, and I have to agree they are on average less. Not much. Sometimes under a US dollar, but less is less. I doubt I would pay less once shipping was included. Even if it were free shipping, I wouldn't call Newegg overpriced.
Meanwhile you sit there and do _nothing_ that makes the world a better place?
The irrational kids in this thread are "apple shareholders"?
Yeah, the iPhones are pretty cheap on eBay.
Pointing out the hypocrisy that these tech companies exhibit is not irrational. But I suppose that word is used whenever you don't agree with something.
You didn't mention copying. You went straight for the furrener thing. Nevermind, thought better of posting that second line.
LOL, that's such an ignorant statement.