I think your missing the point. Where does Apple steal one idea, make lttile to no changes, advertise it, insult the user base of the company they got it from, and make a carbon clone of it at a cheaper price and advertise it to the companys' buyers? I want an example, don't just brush this off, 'cause this is exactly what happened. We are not talking about the S4 or Note 3. This is a year ago case. Go look at the pictures and tell me if you think people with no background on phones would know the difference.
I am not missing any point, my point was made clear in my first post. But in answer to your off-my-topic grumblings and to clarify:
Did Samsung infringe on Apple patents in order to evolve it's tech line, or copy another concept or idea? Well, a court has decided so and levied what it feels is the appropriate penalty.
Do I think Samsung did the above? Well, yes in line with the law on patents.
Do I believe that Apple suffered (and pertaining to my original post), in that it caused people to
"question our design skills in a way they never used to."? No, that is a poor argument clear to see. So clear in fact that the court did not buy it either, if the much lower final settlement is anything to go by.
Has Apple ever infringed on patents in order to evolve it's tech line, or copied another concept or idea? Do really need me to answer that....
The fact that they are a Billon $ company which settles most of it's issues before entering a Court room, does not mean that they do not or have never breached patents. These days they just buy the company who's tech they want, as it is cheaper in the long run than being sued.
I know that may have beed a wrong answer for you, as it seems that you wish to continue on a straw-man basis and wish me to detail every patent dispute. Well I am not going to do that, as if you are as informed as you make out you are, you should know already.
Also, people with no background on phones will buy what meets their requirements. When I bought my iPhone in 2007, this was something I was eagerly waiting for, as a long term Mac user and iPod user with a .Mac account. I made an informed decision.
However, there were people who bought an iPhone and did not know what it did other than a iPod-Phone. There were many more people who thought that I was an idiot, to pay so much money for my original iPhone (who's to say they were not right). However, they made an informed decision [not to buy an iPhone, so they were aware of Apple] to wait until somebody else made a similar phone which met their budgets and requirements.
Nothing homurous in someone defending themselves before anyone says something. It actually makes yourself look defensive for no reason. No **** people praise Apple in an Apple forum. Just ignore it and go about your day without adding a disclaimer.
It continues to amuse me why my throw away footnote rankles with you so much. Especially, as you continue to feel it was some kind of defence because I cannot defend my own post's.
I can only conclude that it bothers you so much because you took it more personally than it was meant, because of it perhaps related to you more than anybody else on this forum. Given that you are the only respondent.
I am sorry if I hurt your feelings....
Disclaimer: The views held by the OP are not intended to hurt the feelings of others. However the OP does not care if this disclaimer, in itself upsets others.
