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Samsung v. Apple Trial Documents Reveal Early iPhone and iPad Prototypes
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I don't understand your comment.....how did they copy Sony exactly? The designer worked for Sony and then he worked for Apple. He designed the phone while working for apple, his name is also in the design patent along with Ive's, Jobs's and others, so apple did not rob anybody of this design. The design was for Apple, by Apple, inspired by Sony design. There is nothing wrong with it.
I just want you to show me one design of the time or even now from Sony that looks like the iphone. Plus the design shown is not even what apple picked for the original iphone, it was the fourth generation iphone.....
What I meant is that I don't recall an Apple widget that was for the yellow pages. I just found that interesting.
Maybe they were originally thinking that apps would be like widgets, using the same infrastructure as widgets. (HTML and JS)
He doesn't have to show you squat. Please give me the source that says the Japanese designer working for Apple worked for Sony prior. Bottom line is Apple has been exposed for the copiers that they are. Steve Jobs said it best himself, "good artist copy, great artists steal." Apple got a Japanese Designer who was directed to look at a Japanese company's designs and come up with something that they could call a Sony. And they even put the friggin' Sony name right on it.
There isn't one person on this forum that ever spoke of Sony being Apple's influence for design. All they spoke of was Johnathon Ive and his incredible original and clean designs. Now we all know better. It wasn't Ive who is the real genius behind the iphone 4/4S, it's some poor no name Japanese fella. Glad I know the truth, and something tells me, Shin Nishibori is happy his name has finally come out as the true brains behind the design of today's iPhone. Of course with the influence of Sony. You got nothing to say otherwise. This is FACT!!!
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Steve Jobs wanted Apple to be like Sony. It is that simple. Check the YouTube vid of SJ praising Sony and even mentioning Akio Morita's death. Sony had a huge influence on Apple.
So if Apple looks up to Sony, it is called inspiration. If Samsung does it to Apple, it becomes a lawsuit.
Hard to create something completely original. You will get influenced by what you see around you. SJ had Buddhism, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bill Packard, and Sony to help shape his life and views. You think The Beatles were completely original? They were influenced from others too. You think Michael Jordan was the original? Before him, he idolized David Thompson and Dr. J. Before them, there was Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. He had elders who taught him. Kobe took the torch from MJ, but now it is LeBron's turn. Then maybe Durant.
I think Apple is still king. But at some point, it no longer will be #1 and have to pass on the torch to someone else. Likely Samsung. That's life. Nothing lasts forever.
So if Apple looks up to Sony, it is called inspiration. If Samsung does it to Apple, it becomes a lawsuit.
Hard to create something completely original. You will get influenced by what you see around you. SJ had Buddhism, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bill Packard, and Sony to help shape his life and views. You think The Beatles were completely original? They were influenced from others too. You think Michael Jordan was the original? Before him, he idolized David Thompson and Dr. J. Before them, there was Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. He had elders who taught him. Kobe took the torch from MJ, but now it is LeBron's turn. Then maybe Durant.
I think Apple is still king. But at some point, it no longer will be #1 and have to pass on the torch to someone else. Likely Samsung. That's life. Nothing lasts forever.
So because Apple drew inspiration from Sony's non-phone electronics, it's okay?
http://www.androidauthority.com/behold-samsungs-ipad-made-in-2006-21278/
Wonder why Samsung hasn't sued Apple for the iPad.
Every company draws inspiration from others. It's life. Get over it.
Some tend to be babies that cannot get over it.
http://www.androidauthority.com/behold-samsungs-ipad-made-in-2006-21278/
Wonder why Samsung hasn't sued Apple for the iPad.
Every company draws inspiration from others. It's life. Get over it.
Some tend to be babies that cannot get over it.
If you look close at the iPad files for the CAD drawings, they are in folder labeled 2004 iPad. So it looks like they have been working on it since before 2006.
What's fascinating about all this is seeing the 'purple' prototype iPhone. Incredible that way back in 2006 Apple had an iPhone which isn't that different to what became the iPhone 4 in 2010.
Makes you wonder what they have no that we won't see for another 4 years..?
Makes you wonder what they have no that we won't see for another 4 years..?
It's like Steve Said, they have the next 4 or 5 generations of iPhones already in testing. For all we know, Apple has dozens of prototype phones not being shown in these trials releases that are currently being developing and tested.
It is great to see their prototypes and concepts of tried designs.
Indeed. Aside from all the hype and fanboy ************* I really like iterative design like this, it's very interesting to see a design process at work to understand the design language and intent on the journey toward the final product.
ok thanks for the speech...... what do you have to say now that the 'purple' concept came out.......
jony ive is the head of design and that is probably why he is often regarded as the creator of the iphone designs. Everyone in the design industry knows that it takes more than one person to create a complete design.
why do you sound so angry by the way, apple did not steal your design, did they? and I am still waiting on the sony products that look like the iphone.....where are you facts now fact boy?