"The next big thing is here...uh, yes, it's made by someone else...but we copied it first...and we're even going to try to patent it...with design drawings that we stole...and no that's not a Milanese loop band, it's a Loop Milanese band.
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Recent Samsung Patent Filing Includes Images of Apple Watch
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Why wouldn't the copied images be copyrighted by Apple? Why take the risk to f... up your patent application with illegally copied images?
Even if it's perfectly legal, it seems a really stupid maneuver. You're not trying claim there is some requirement that they use Apple's images, are you?
All the images are put up front, if that's what you mean.
Who says they did? There were plenty of other example illustrations, as anyone who looks at the patent can see.
There's rarely anything new under the sun.
Perhaps we shouldn't tell you that Samsung patented a digital crown, along with their rotating crown bezel, back before even the iPhone was known.
See? The quote's a little different than the actual one. That's why it's innovative.
Hmm. That crown seems to replicate the function of an iPod more than that of an Apple Watch. For instance, you can only scroll with the digital crown on an AW, not select.
If "we" shouldn't tell us, then don't tell us. But we want to know: why are you using the royal we?
Samsung can patent things that they've now abandoned? Why is this impressive?
There are all sorts of stupid things that are patented. Here's one for a lawyer who patented swinging sideways on a swing. "We" think both of these should be filed away in the stupid patents file. Does your "we" think differently?
the ignorance is rampant in the comments on this site. check out my post history for more examples. glad someone else noticed it. cheers!
Interesting that you would think that's what "we" referred to.
I was using it to refer to everyone here who already knew about it.
What's your question? Apple patents tons of things they never use.
Personally I think that Samsung didn't use a digital crown partly because they didn't want to be accused of copying Apple (even though Samsung had documented the idea first), and partly because a rotating bezel is the better choice.
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Fine, but couldn't they have made some sketches of their own? Those submissions are literally exact copies of Apple's watchbands and mechanisms. It's beyond me how anyone can defend these shameless rip-off artists, who are even too lazy to make their own illustrative drawings.
Their components are top-tier, but some of their business antics ruin a lot of goodwill.
While I agree with you, it's not so wild when you consider how much Samsung copies Apple. I think if another company did the same, these posters wouldn't be as vocal.
Everyone here always knows something, but only kdarling decides to use "we" to discuss it.
Don't do that. It adds nothing to the discussion. No usage guide anywhere says to use "we" this way. If you think you know something just use the singular. That's what "we" think.
My question was, "Samsung can patent things that they've now abandoned? Why is this impressive?"
Why did you think pointing out this patent was noteworthy? It was a rather pointless design, and it proves nothing. The discussion of the patent is a non-sequitur.
Exactly. It wasn't used because it's a poor idea. We can agree on that.
"We" still have no idea why you thought this patent was noteworthy in this discussion. The fact that Samsung can patent worthless ideas doesn't justify lifting images from a copyrighted Apple materials. They might as well have patented swinging sideways on a swing.
I love that you copy and pasted the additional square bracket at the beginning of this post multiple times.
And then next year.. they remove headphone jack's from their phones.
He isn't on their payroll, but he is one of their top designers.
The masses who know nothing about the filing process gathered it up and are hurling it at Samsung.
