For copying Apple? No. Samsung have a lot, A LOT of history for making fun of Apple for doing something different. Then they inevitably copy them. Never bagged Samsung for copying Apple, just its blatant and continual hypocrisy.
Yes, because this is something they could have done in less then 2 months time, and not in the usual +1 year it takes to even develop a simple follow-up, never mind the article mentioning they've been working on this for over 2 years.