Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy S' "similarities" to iPhone

[Fire&Blood]

I wouldn't be too sure about the lawsuit being dismissed.

Apple likely doesn't want money, they want production to stop, and they want to send a message to the other manufacturers.

Why wouldn't it be dismissed?

F700 hit the market before iphone and along with it's UI predate the iphone. If anything, had Samsung patented that UI and whatever appearance aspect that Apple patented, they could turn around and sue Apple back with much better chances in court.

 

[theeedude]

This seems like one of those lawsuits for the sake of demonstrating you are willing to file lawsuits.

 

[sciwizam]

Some of the complaints from Nilay Patel's post @http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/19/a...sung-analysis/

Hardware and software trade dress claims

1) a rectangular product shape with all four corners uniformly rounded;
the front surface of the product dominated by a screen surface with black borders;
2) as to the iPhone and iPod touch products, substantial black borders above and below the screen having roughly equal width and narrower black borders on either side of the screen having roughly equal width;
3) as to the iPad product, substantial black borders on all sides being roughly equal in width;
4) a metallic surround framing the perimeter of the top surface;
5) a display of a grid of colorful square icons with uniformly rounded corners; and
6) a bottom row of square icons (the “Springboard”) set off from the other icons and that do not change as the other pages of the user interface are viewed.

The first four seem a bit flimsy after seeing the Samsung F700.

 

[CptObvious]

I don't think Apple expects to win this one, but it is still a strategic PR move nonetheless. It probably would've come earlier except for Apple's reliance on Samsung for chip production until they signed the TSMC deal. There's no question that Samsung pegs their phones, tablets, MP3 players and 9 Series notebooks to Apple's releases. Samsung, as big as it is, lacks some innovative drive at the top. They take what works and release their own version of it.

By filing this lawsuit and at least putting the notion into the public's mind that Samsung copies Apple (which they do, albeit with enough differences to probably make it legal), it'll pressure Samsung to vary their design elements more when the next big Apple product comes out.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Some of the complaints from Nilay Patel's post @http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/19/a...sung-analysis/

Man, I miss those guys at Engadget, that was very well written.

 

[cheezy321]

LOL, the icons are pretty damn similar.

The rest of the stuff is on shaky ground. Doubt this would get anywhere.

 

[Deeko]

LOL, the icons are pretty damn similar.

The rest of the stuff is on shaky ground. Doubt this would get anywhere.

Whomever came up with that is pretty sleezy. They conveniently replaced Samsung's icons with default Android icons if the Samsung one wasn't close enough - like the SMS icon.

 

[Kabob]

Whomever came up with that is pretty sleezy. They conveniently replaced Samsung's icons with default Android icons if the Samsung one wasn't close enough - like the SMS icon.

They did? On which ones? That's my default SMS icon on my Galaxy S.

 

[theeedude]

Apple wants to get in line as the next company to whine about Samsung eating it's lunch by imitation? It's going to have to get a ticket and the line goes nowhere.

 

[cheezy321]

Apple wants to get in line as the next company to whine about Samsung eating it's lunch by imitation? It's going to have to get a ticket and the line goes nowhere.

Jesus dude you have replied in this thread 4+ times already. Do you work for samsung or something? Or do you just hate apple that much?

 

[Deeko]

They did? On which ones? That's my default SMS icon on my Galaxy S.

Are you running TouchWiz? Maybe I'm wrong and they use different icon sets for different versions of the Galaxy S - but my Vibrant's SMS icon looks nothing like that (that's the default Android icon).

 

[cheezy321]

Whomever came up with that is pretty sleezy. They conveniently replaced Samsung's icons with default Android icons if the Samsung one wasn't close enough - like the SMS icon.

I pulled it from the most thorough report about this entire situation, as someone else posted it.

http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analysis/

Doesnt seem like this guy has any skin in the game. Are there any other ones besides the SMS one that they changed? Looks like someone already debunked what you said, pointing out that its the default icon on their Galaxy S

 

[Kabob]

Are you running TouchWiz? Maybe I'm wrong and they use different icon sets for different versions of the Galaxy S - but my Vibrant's SMS icon looks nothing like that (that's the default Android icon).

I'm running Launcher Pro but it's the default icon for me, even on TW.

 

[Deeko]

I pulled it from the most thorough report about this entire situation, as someone else posted it.

http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analysis/

Doesnt seem like this guy has any skin in the game. Are there any other ones besides the SMS one that they changed? Looks like someone already debunked what you said, pointing out that its the default icon on their Galaxy S

I just did a quick image search on all the models - it appears the Galaxy S, Vibrant, and Captivate use a different icon as I said - see the lower right:

The Fascinate and Epic 4G, curiously enough, do use the standard Google messaging icon, shown in the image you posted. So I Nilay may not be sleezy - but certainly cherry picked nicely (or he just uses an Epic and doesn't know any better).

The contacts and notes image on my Vibrant are also a little different from the one they showed, but it could be for the same reason.

 

[simonizor]

Yep, that's the default on mine also.

:EDIT: Not that one ^, but the green one.

 

[Kabob]

My contacts and notes icons are identical to those he posted, although there's a little more shown on his posted pics than on mine, just as the one in the phone you pictured (same with the Gallery icon). It's like there's an added bezel or something.

 

[theeedude]

Jesus dude you have replied in this thread 4+ times already. Do you work for samsung or something? Or do you just hate apple that much?

No and even if I was, see disclaimer in my sig. Do you work for Apple?

 

[cheezy321]

No and even if I was, see disclaimer in my sig. Do you work for Apple?

Nope, why do you ask? Am I writing anything in this thread that would even lead you to that theory? At least my question is based in reality.

 

[theeedude]

Nope, why do you ask? Am I writing anything in this thread that would even lead you to that theory?

You just love Apple so much.

 

[cheezy321]

You just love Apple so much.

Yes, I do enjoy my iPhone quite a bit. I have been enjoying the iPhone since the day they unlocked it for t-mobile (90 days after its release). Long before android even came around.

You still dont see me in every single android thread bashing others' phones and their choices. You seem to do this quite a bit. Every. single. apple. Related. Thread. You obviously have some beef with apple.

You come into this thread and write 4+ responses of how samsung should crush apple. This leads me to believe you work for samsung and have some beef with apple. Why else would you spend so much time in every apple related thread bashing the company?

 

[mammador]

Most likely they will settle out of court, or Samsung pays Jobs and co. a fee that Samsung being the multinational they are hardly dents the end of year profit statement or cash flow account. It's just to knock Samsung's morale, Jobs and co. know that the Samsung Galaxy S and now II are few of the true iPhone rivals out there.

That said, my Samsung Galaxy 3 does look a bit like an iPhone, with similar sized capacitive display and buttons beneath the screen. Either way, I'm not bothered who copies who (if even true, you never know Samsung may sue Apple for defaming the company lol..) as long as both companies produce good phones, as a consumer I couldn't give a shit really.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Doubtless the case will last well beyond my attention span 😀

 

[Dice144]

People in the US are just too sue happy IMO. Need some Judges with some stones to throw out more of these silly sue cases and make the party pay for the stupid claims!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Here you go...

Sad that Applehaters have to lie - Android fans accuse Apple of copying Samsung first

Apple iPhone vs. Samsung F700: Which is Touchscreenier?

Apple's iPhone may have been announced first, but Samsung's Ultra Smart F700 (announced yesterda) seems to be one-up Apple's effort in a few feature categories.

Samsung F700 Smartphone Looks Awfully Familiar

From Samsung's own website - SAMSUNG Unveils Revolutionary Ultra Smart F700
on Feb 08, 2007

Seoul, February 8th, 2007: Samsung today announced a new addition to its Ultra portfolio with the introduction of Ultra Smart F700

 

[zerocool84]

Everyone copies everyone. Apple copied things when they made the iPhone and still to this day. Just like Android copies things and WP7 and WebOS.