Samsung wins case. apple ordered to pay lawyer cost..japan!

[BladeVenom]

Was the Japanese case decided by a judge not a jury? The UK case was decided by a judge, correct?

[5150Joker]

Originally Posted by Phokus

The Japanese have been using cell phones as credit cards since... forever. In America, we're still STRUGGLING to get the tech right and get stores to use it.

Wow they've been using cell phones as credit cards, well that must prove they're way ahead of everyone else!

Originally Posted by tommo123

they're far more into tech generally than americans or brits.

Yes I'm sure with their horse racing games, electronic pets and other crappy gadgets.

[shurato]

Originally Posted by Dari

Samsung is NOT Japanese, even though they would love to be.

Why would they love to be Japanese?
Do tell.


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[PowerYoga]

Originally Posted by 5150Joker

Yet America is the one creating the operating systems that drive modern phones and computers. So how again is Japan more tech savvy than us? Oh that's right, they're not. Japan isn't even relevant these days, Korea has them easily beat.

As with any country (japan included), only a tiny fraction of America creates the operating systems, software and computers. For a more realistic use-case, get on a bus and talk to the guy next to you about apple, samsung and google or some other technology. If they even bother responding to you they will likely not know jack diddily squat other than "i've heard of them before" or "is that a chinese grocery store".

America is one of the most proudly ignorant countries in the world, there's good reason why the rest of the world views the typical american as an ignoramous.

[Phokus]

Originally Posted by 5150Joker

Wow they've been using cell phones as credit cards, well that must prove they're way ahead of everyone else!

That's actually a pretty big deal

[Binky]

Originally Posted by shurato

Why would they love to be Japanese?
Do tell.


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Sounds like a thinly-veiled racist comment (his comment, not yours). I never see his comments until somebody quotes him.

[cl-scott]

Originally Posted by 5150Joker

Wow they've been using cell phones as credit cards, well that must prove they're way ahead of everyone else!

It kind of is when you think about it. Your cell phone is effectively your wallet in Japan. Everything from vending machines to retail stores, you can pay using your cell phone. There are probably some exceptions here and there, but it doesn't change the fact that we ooh and aahhh about things like Google Wallet, when that sort of thing is old hat in Japan... Really old.

In the US, we are really good at coming up with ideas, but when it comes to taking those ideas and turning them into something useful... That's where we tend to fall down.

In South Korea they've had 100Mbps Internet access to people's homes for like a decade or more. Now granted it's a much smaller land mass compared to the US, and that certainly makes things easier, but we have something like 20% of people in the US without either Internet access at all or broadband (I forget, maybe someone can help me out).

You look at almost any other industrialized nation, and they are passing us by in the US. In large part, I'd argue, because of people making comments like yours I quoted. Instead of saying, "Cool! We should be doing that too! Why aren't we?" we get people who say, "Meh, big deal."

[ponyo]

Originally Posted by Binky

Sounds like a thinly-veiled racist comment (his comment, not yours). I never see his comments until somebody quotes him.

Yeah it's unfortunate someone quoted him. I can't see his comments either unless it's quoted.

[T_Yamamoto]

Originally Posted by PowerYoga

America takes pride in being technologically ignorant. Never seen a group of people so afraid of learning how to use a smart phone or how to use e-mail.

Tell me about it

Originally Posted by 5150Joker

Yet America is the one creating the operating systems that drive modern phones and computers. So how again is Japan more tech savvy than us? Oh that's right, they're not. Japan isn't even relevant these days, Korea has them easily beat.

actually they are. Asia has America beat in everything pretty much /shrug

Originally Posted by tommo123

they're far more into tech generally than americans or brits.

yes

Originally Posted by Phokus

The Japanese have been using cell phones as credit cards since... forever. In America, we're still STRUGGLING to get the tech right and get stores to use it.

yes and with QR codes as well

Originally Posted by shurato

Why would they love to be Japanese?
Do tell.


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yeah I would want to know too.

Originally Posted by PowerYoga

As with any country (japan included), only a tiny fraction of America creates the operating systems, software and computers. For a more realistic use-case, get on a bus and talk to the guy next to you about apple, samsung and google or some other technology. If they even bother responding to you they will likely not know jack diddily squat other than "i've heard of them before" or "is that a chinese grocery store".

America is one of the most proudly ignorant countries in the world, there's good reason why the rest of the world views the typical american as an ignoramous.

haha so true

Originally Posted by Phokus

That's actually a pretty big deal

yes it is

Originally Posted by Binky

Sounds like a thinly-veiled racist comment (his comment, not yours). I never see his comments until somebody quotes him.

a bit

Originally Posted by cl-scott

It kind of is when you think about it. Your cell phone is effectively your wallet in Japan. Everything from vending machines to retail stores, you can pay using your cell phone. There are probably some exceptions here and there, but it doesn't change the fact that we ooh and aahhh about things like Google Wallet, when that sort of thing is old hat in Japan... Really old.

In the US, we are really good at coming up with ideas, but when it comes to taking those ideas and turning them into something useful... That's where we tend to fall down.

In South Korea they've had 100Mbps Internet access to people's homes for like a decade or more. Now granted it's a much smaller land mass compared to the US, and that certainly makes things easier, but we have something like 20% of people in the US without either Internet access at all or broadband (I forget, maybe someone can help me out).

You look at almost any other industrialized nation, and they are passing us by in the US. In large part, I'd argue, because of people making comments like yours I quoted. Instead of saying, "Cool! We should be doing that too! Why aren't we?" we get people who say, "Meh, big deal."

sums it up nicely. America is behind by a long shot in tech. The hardware is there. Its that they don't utilize it.

Originally Posted by ponyo

Yeah it's unfortunate someone quoted him. I can't see his comments either unless it's quoted.

Same.

[BladeVenom]

Originally Posted by Phokus

The Japanese have been using cell phones as credit cards since... forever. In America, we're still STRUGGLING to get the tech right and get stores to use it.

It was easy for them to switch, because they were so far behind in actually using credit cards and checks. Japan is, or at least was until recently a cash based society, far behind the Western world in electronic banking.

[Dari]

Originally Posted by shurato

Why would they love to be Japanese?
Do tell.


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They've copied the Japanese business model. The company's name is the Korean version of Mitsubishi. They align themselves with Japanese companies. They talk down to LG in ways that is utterly disrespectful and rude. The company's from SE Korea, a bastion of self-hating Koreans and Japanese lovers. Even the company's hotel has yukatas rather than whatever the fuck Koreans wear I could go on but I won't.

[OBLAMA2009]

this just shows what a fraud the rigged american courts are

[T_Yamamoto]

Originally Posted by BladeVenom

It was easy for them to switch, because they were so far behind in actually using credit cards and checks. Japan is, or at least was until recently a cash based society, far behind the Western world in electronic banking.

That is true. People still don't use credit cards much though.

[zod96]

In Asia Samsung will always win. In the USA Apple will win and in Europe its a toss up...

[Binky]

Originally Posted by Dari

They've copied the Japanese business model. The company's name is the Korean version of Mitsubishi. They align themselves with Japanese companies. They talk down to LG in ways that is utterly disrespectful and rude. The company's from SE Korea, a bastion of self-hating Koreans and Japanese lovers. Even the company's hotel has yukatas rather than whatever the fuck Koreans wear I could go on but I won't.

More racist BS. The mods should do something about you.

[Phokus]

Originally Posted by zod96

In Asia Samsung will always win. In the USA Apple will win and in Europe its a toss up...

You do realize that Japan and South Korea hate each other's guts, right?

[Binky]

Originally Posted by Phokus

You do realize that Japan and South Korea hate each other's guts, right?

That's not entirely true. Many South Koreans have family in the north that was trapped there when it went communist. They probably haven't had much or any communication with them since the 1950s. I'm sure that all South Koreans hate the north's government, but not necessarily the (brainwashed) people.

Edit: I misread the comment from phokus as north v south. Oops.

[zod96]

Yes I do know. But they hate Apple more :-)

[Dari]

Originally Posted by Binky

More racist BS. The mods should do something about you.

How is this racism? I am analyzing one company in one Asian country against another. Also, you don't know who I am. I am a mystery to you...

[Dari]

Originally Posted by Binky

More racist BS. The mods should do something about you.

How is this racism? I am analyzing one company in one Asian country against another. Also, you don't know who I am. I am a mystery to you...

[waggy]

Originally Posted by Phokus

You do realize that Japan and South Korea hate each other's guts, right?

yeah i fucked up on the title. LOL i'm going to go ahead and blame the fact on that perhaps maybe i was drinking...

[T_Yamamoto]

Originally Posted by Dari

How is this racism? I am analyzing one company in one Asian country against another. Also, you don't know who I am. I am a mystery to you...

I'm wondering as well. It wasn't racist at all

[Dari]

Originally Posted by waggy

yeah i fucked up on the title. LOL i'm going to go ahead and blame the fact on that perhaps maybe i was drinking...

Yeah right. I think it's because you don't know that region well or at all...