Samsung vows to step up legal action against Apple for 'free riding' on its inventions - Page 6

I have a solution for you:

Look me in the metaphorical eye and tell me that this isn't intentional. Look. Me. In. The. Eye.

Pretty damning. I am convinced. Those who imitate art so closely should be ashamed. Who gave them the right to simply usurp someone else's hard work? Well, let's see how Samsung learned this behavior. Some of you are not above racial stereotyping and claim this is *Korean* behavior. But you're missing your own point. According to you, Samsung copies Apple on EVERYTHING. And damned if you are not right. Samsung is copying Apple's own practice of copying!

Here's a photograph by Louis Psihoyos:


And here's an image from the Apple TV campaign:


What's really *innovative* about this situation is that Apple was negotiating with the photographer for the right to use this photograph but went ahead to use it before completion of negotiations.

So all of youz are right. Samsung copies everything Apple does, including the art of blatant, flagrant abuse of copyright.

I actually think Samsung has gone a bit far in shadowing Apple. But Look. Me. In. The. Eye. and tell me Apple has not gone as far or farther.

Tell me once again how Apple innovates and everyone else imitates? In case you try to whitewash Apple's hand in this, there are plenty more examples. Apple is indeed innovative in many ways. But don't pretend they are not above imitation and deliberate infringement of patents, trademarks and copyrights. After all, it was Steve Jobs himself who has admitted, bragged on more than one occasion that Apple was not above stealing ideas.

Ridiculous, this is just a cynical nihilism like saying "Mother Theresa also had original sin, therefore don't tell me is a better person than Bernie Madoff or the Unabomber. She once failed to tip a bellhop." A nihilist would completely agree, there is no such thing as quality or the existence of originality. Apple clearly invented more than most other companies in the world today. They are a generator of some of the world's most valuable IP. But, they still have no right to take credit for it. Nobody can take credit for anything in the universe. I see what you did there. And a clearer case of IP infringement would be? When in a thousand years could it be clearer? And if Apple doesn't create marketable IP, who does?

Really? Clearly? Based on what metric?


The most valuable? Which IP would that be? Multitouch, for example? Nope, they didn't generate that. GUI on a phone? They didn't invent that. Full screen smartphone. Someone else beat them to that as well. Don't get me wrong. They have generated mucho IP. But I'm curious to hear what subset of their internally generated IP would be the world's most valuable? You must be thinking of the rectangle. Hmmm ...


Umm, no one said that. In fact, I explicitly said Apple was an innovative company. But I see what you did here. Nice try.

That's a good question that no one seems to just be asking. It's that question then a shitload of speculation without knowing enough details.

It depends on how little Apple is willing to pay. My understanding is that Apple gets very good deals.

Neither you or I know whether or how much profit Samsung is currently making by producing chips for Apple vs. other customers.

Standard fandroid response: "So now Apple owns a patent on rounded corners?"

Just on those with a radius of 25 pixels.

That s a very good assessment on how Samsung works.

All I can say to that comment is "what a load of crap" you Apple fanboys really need to get a dose of reality and also move out of the States.

Hey, troll. We'll be seeing very little of you very soon.

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I'm not sure that number of patents awarded is a good metric for inventing useful or desirable things though. Quantity over quality etc.. However, interestingly, Apple is no.1 in gains on that scale. Percentage gainers on the 2010's Top 50 Companies Awarded a Patent List:

Apple, +94%
Qualcomm, +84%
NEC, +74%
SAP, +70 %
GM Global Technology, +68%
Hynix Semiconductor, +65%
Silverbrook Research, +58%
3M Innovative Properties, +53%
Toyota, +50%
Brother, +45%
Hon Hai Precision Industry, +44%
LG Electronics, +40%

Samsung is apparently well along in it's flexible AMOLED display development, announcing that they'll be in use in consumer products beginning next year. The hottest rumor is a Samsung Galaxy Skin smartphone supposedly in development for 2012 launch.

http://9to5google.com/2011/10/28/sam...lays-for-2012/