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Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra Defends Against Copycat Accusations in New Interview
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They actually did. Their implementation has never existed before, they won patents that proved it and it took Google almost 3 years to figure it their own implementation that did not infringe. It's no different from the graphical interface on the Mac. Other tech companies had access to the same information they did, but failed to have the vision to make it usable. Microsoft and Google invented copy and paste on their mobile devices long before Apple invented a way that actually worked.
Simply a matter of coincidence...
So they're blatantly pointing out their own inferiority? Great job
Sure... The chamfered edge is the only thing...
Don't forget the black t-shirt and blue jeans.
Simply a matter of coincidence...
Well they didn't totally copy Apple here: Apple usually boasts how much thinner their devices are.
Are people seriously defending Xiaomi? It's a good profitable business model for them, since there is very little consequence right now in China when you plgiarize and you can make attractive products much faster and easier by simply copying others. But it's pretty ridiculous how many are trying to claim they aren't blatantly copying others' products.
I mean this doesn't even have to involve Apple. Look at Xiaomi's air purifier. Ask Hugo Barra about this and I'd love to see him saying, with a straight face, that there's only one way to design an air purifier so Xiaomi isn't copying here.
From http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20141212000107&cid=1102
I mean this doesn't even have to involve Apple. Look at Xiaomi's air purifier. Ask Hugo Barra about this and I'd love to see him saying, with a straight face, that there's only one way to design an air purifier so Xiaomi isn't copying here.
From http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20141212000107&cid=1102
In the automotive world design similarities occur all the time, and every automaker is guilty from one extreme to another and its not just the outside look of the car it can be audio or interfaces. So while this is an ongoing gripe by so many its time to move on already. Has this truly ever hurt Apple's sales. No. If someone is going to buy a Xiaomi phone over an iphone its likely due to the fact its cheap as hell and they can't afford an iPhone or Samsung, or LG, or anything else highend. Now if Xiaomi was selling devices with iOS on it and it looked a lot like an iPhone then it would be worth calling them out.
Did Apple pay for it? Did Apple get sued for it?Swiss. Clock. Face. N'uff said.
My first impression was that they copied the design of the airport extreme router.
I guess that's why Xiaomi is on the rise while Samsung is on the decline. If you want to copy, you may as well go all the way and be completely shameless about it.
Apple paid $21 Million to use that clock face design, but only paid after they were caught red handed.
I would argue your definition of "invention" is just semantics. If you're trying to claim Apple never invented anything, by your definition, very few companies have invented anything, ever. Compare Apple's accomplishments to its biggest competitors, Google and Microsoft... What did those companies actually invent?
Yet, Apple has revolutionized more industries than those two companies combined and more than any other tech company I can think of. You can try to downplay their "inventions", "innovations", or whatever you want to call it, but it won't change the fact that they brought products to market in a way that no one else was able to make or thought of before, which is how they became the world's richest company.
Thanks for the visual on this.
Sure... The chamfered edge is the only thing...
The only more convincing proof is the interview itself. That was a classic study in lying. The lies were so interlaced, so non-stop that I had to stop the video over and over to make notes. I'm not sure I've ever seen a better 2 1/2 minute study in how to lie when you're caught.
Well Apple hasn't really invented much to be honest. They are typically the first to use the new technology and/or use it in a way it was never thought of.
Multitouch on a laptop...cool? On a phone? Wow!
You know my work colleague bought a Xiaomi and the "Mi" logo paint rubbed off after a couple of days.
That's high quality.
That's high quality.
False. Please don't spread lies. I never said Xiaomi isn't copying Apple; they are. So what? Is your iPhone less of an iPhone if Xiaomi makes a phone that merely LOOKS similarly to yours?
Man, I want what he's smoking. These guys have ripped off every aspect of Apple. I bet if they could find a fat and bold Chinese dude with a British accent, they would make a video of him explaining the manufacturing process.
If they ever did, my family survivors would sue. I don't think I'll ever survive the laugh attack that I had. God, it would hurt so bad.
Your moral compass is broken, mate.
It's simple we support the company who designs and does the work and investment to make a great product we will love. When companies steal their IP the purpose is to acquire compete with them and take customers who would otherwise buy their an Apple to get the features and design they want. This ensures continued support and development. Allowing Microsoft to steal the Mac interface for windows almost killed the company.
There's no hypocrisy. The reason you don't recognize this is because you don't understand the meaning of Picasso's quote, which is itself a variation of older quotations:
When Steve Jobs said that Apple is shameless about stealing, he meant it in the sense of Eliot's "mature poet," who takes an existing concept and improves upon it. Jobs' problem with Android is that Google was an "immature poet" that cloned iOS as closely as possible (at least initially), rather than making something unique. Same with Xiaomi, a company led by a most immature poet.
Let's say they copy Apple to the enth degree and their phones are literally identical to iPhones in every single way -- only they are released 2 months behind schedule, at half the cost. It can be half the cost because Xiaomi have not had to invest years of research & development, hiring the best and brightest people in the world to build the product. They simply copied it.
Now, how long will Apple be able to sustain their business model if you can buy the exact same product for half the price? Not long. What does this mean? It means that everyone loses because Apple will be out of business, and the copiers won't have anyone left to copy.
This is exactly why copyright laws exist: To benefit the original creator(s).