If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Were I a Samsung attorney who had seen the Conan spoof, I suppose I'd think seriously about settling. A spoof works because the average Joe "gets it." With a jury composed of 'normal' people, I'd think they could only see it in simple terms which ratify the insights of the spoof. Unless, of course, there is some slick "reasonable doubt" argument to be made by Samsung.
Conan still has a show? I gave up on his show after his second year. It just wasn't funny often enough to keep me coming back. He does come up with funny bits at times. This one wasn't that funny. As usual I smiled a little bit with the hope that I would laugh, but it didn't happen.
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Look at the scribe article again, it was one of the corrections for improvement that was listed in the pages. You have to read all 250+ pages though because I can't remember which page it was on.
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
The impersonator should have been wearing blue jeans not black jeans if he was trying to be Steve.
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
If I buy a washing machine......they pretty much all look the same.
If I buy a TV.........they pretty much all look the same......a black rectangle, but with a different company logo on it.
Smartphones all pretty much look the same, since they're almost all screen. GPS units pretty much all look the same, and you don't see lawsuits among them.
A tablet is a hand-held screen. It's basically a rectangle. Not much to improve upon, or to differentiate with.
So now I've seen the m&m commercial twice but not the content even once.
I love how much more reliable advertising downloads are than the actual content. I mean, it's clear what the priority is. I go to websites that once loaded fine until they added more advertising (like kvr audio) and now they don't work well at all on iPhone. Then there are the sites that serve Apple users quite explicitly and the pages fail to work correctly or at all on iPhone (this forum), or are so badly formatted for mobile devices as to be awkward or near useless on them (Apple's own forums), or the mobile design entirely lacks the content you came to see via some external link.
If I buy a washing machine......they pretty much all look the same.
If I buy a TV.........they pretty much all look the same......a black rectangle, but with a different company logo on it.
Smartphones all pretty much look the same, since they're almost all screen. GPS units pretty much all look the same, and you don't see lawsuits among them.
A tablet is a hand-held screen. It's basically a rectangle. Not much to improve upon, or to differentiate with.
I hope that the ruling is against Apple.
I've owned several washing machines they all looked different, mainly the control panel and door design.
The last crappy Samsung one I had had some Ag+ silver wash thing, it didn't stop it breaking down after less than two years, I replaced that junk with another brand when I found it cost only a little bit more than fixing the Samsung.
I've got several TV's they all look different even the wall mounted one's which have the distinctive stands removed, silver trims, black trims, control locations, indicator lights.
Smartphone's too have distinctive designs, HTC One X, Nokia Lumia, Sony Experia all are distinctive.
The only ones that are the same are Samsung phones and Apple iPhones where every day more and more evidence emerges that this "blurring" of design ideas was a deliberate ploy.
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
I don't see what the issue is. Parody is fair game - both legally and ethically. Of course, it helps if it's actually funny, but that's a separate issue.
And what picture would they use for a parody? The most famous one / most easily recognized one.
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
Which was also the picture on the cover of his biography. It isn't exactly sacred dude, it's a completely commercialized picture. Relax. Also, they are making fun of Samsung, not of Steve.
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
Geez. You're taking a simple joke way too seriously.
If you really admire Steve Jobs (i.e., his philosophy and way of viewing the world and not just his public image) then you should sit back and relax and stop treating him like a sacred cow. I can't speak for the man, but from what I've read of him, I suspect he'd really dislike the kind of knee-jerk reaction you're having.
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Originally Posted by macinthe408
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Were I a Samsung attorney who had seen the Conan spoof, I suppose I'd think seriously about settling. A spoof works because the average Joe "gets it." With a jury composed of 'normal' people, I'd think they could only see it in simple terms which ratify the insights of the spoof. Unless, of course, there is some slick "reasonable doubt" argument to be made by Samsung.
Conan still has a show? I gave up on his show after his second year. It just wasn't funny often enough to keep me coming back. He does come up with funny bits at times. This one wasn't that funny. As usual I smiled a little bit with the hope that I would laugh, but it didn't happen.
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Originally Posted by macinthe408
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Look at the scribe article again, it was one of the corrections for improvement that was listed in the pages. You have to read all 250+ pages though because I can't remember which page it was on.
They were talented enough to take two seemingly unrelated things (tech and politics) and weave them into one very hilarious sketch.
SMadTV >>>>> SNL
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Originally Posted by tooltalk
yeah, I thought it was mildly funny, but not edgy as MadTv's Apple parody
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Originally Posted by Ricochet
Were I a Samsung attorney who had seen the Conan spoof, I suppose I'd think seriously about settling.
I think if Samsung sees it, they'll seriously start trying to pattern their advertising after it.
Don't give them any ideas (and then they won't have any...)
Nobody beats the official Apple parody of Steve:
Nice one.
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Originally Posted by macinthe408
If they were copying Apple, the founder's name would've been Steve Jobs, not Stefan Jobes. Only in Apple's world is 'Stefan Jobes' the same as 'Steve Jobs'.
Also, Samsung phones have that gray border. If Samsung phones were copying Apple's, they'd have an Apple log on the back and not say 'Samsung'. Now THAT would be copying.
Please say you ARE being ironic, or something...
No - that would be counterfeiting.
Really? I love MadTV but that skit was stupid. It might have been funny had it had any resemblance to Apple's keynotes but nope, it was just so lame.
Conan's made me laugh. This skit made me cringe. Too over the top. No subtlety.
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Originally Posted by tooltalk
yeah, I thought it was mildly funny, but not edgy as MadTv's Apple parody
Awesome!
(I meant for this to be a reply to the MST3K guy.. to quote Joel, "I don't know how it works!")
Hilarious.
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Originally Posted by deepkid
Why?
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
If I buy a washing machine......they pretty much all look the same.
If I buy a TV.........they pretty much all look the same......a black rectangle, but with a different company logo on it.
Smartphones all pretty much look the same, since they're almost all screen. GPS units pretty much all look the same, and you don't see lawsuits among them.
A tablet is a hand-held screen. It's basically a rectangle. Not much to improve upon, or to differentiate with.
I hope that the ruling is against Apple.
I love how much more reliable advertising downloads are than the actual content. I mean, it's clear what the priority is. I go to websites that once loaded fine until they added more advertising (like kvr audio) and now they don't work well at all on iPhone. Then there are the sites that serve Apple users quite explicitly and the pages fail to work correctly or at all on iPhone (this forum), or are so badly formatted for mobile devices as to be awkward or near useless on them (Apple's own forums), or the mobile design entirely lacks the content you came to see via some external link.
But the ads always load. Damn the content.
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Originally Posted by frugality
If I buy a washing machine......they pretty much all look the same.
If I buy a TV.........they pretty much all look the same......a black rectangle, but with a different company logo on it.
Smartphones all pretty much look the same, since they're almost all screen. GPS units pretty much all look the same, and you don't see lawsuits among them.
A tablet is a hand-held screen. It's basically a rectangle. Not much to improve upon, or to differentiate with.
I hope that the ruling is against Apple.
I've owned several washing machines they all looked different, mainly the control panel and door design.
The last crappy Samsung one I had had some Ag+ silver wash thing, it didn't stop it breaking down after less than two years, I replaced that junk with another brand when I found it cost only a little bit more than fixing the Samsung.
I've got several TV's they all look different even the wall mounted one's which have the distinctive stands removed, silver trims, black trims, control locations, indicator lights.
Smartphone's too have distinctive designs, HTC One X, Nokia Lumia, Sony Experia all are distinctive.
The only ones that are the same are Samsung phones and Apple iPhones where every day more and more evidence emerges that this "blurring" of design ideas was a deliberate ploy.
I don't see what the issue is. Parody is fair game - both legally and ethically. Of course, it helps if it's actually funny, but that's a separate issue.
And what picture would they use for a parody? The most famous one / most easily recognized one.
Some people are just too easily offended.
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Originally Posted by davidod315
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
Which was also the picture on the cover of his biography. It isn't exactly sacred dude, it's a completely commercialized picture. Relax. Also, they are making fun of Samsung, not of Steve.
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Originally Posted by davidod315
Obviously on this site we're going to think Steve is a legend. The man died of cancer less than a year ago, do you think it's funny using the exact same photo Apple used on their site the day he died to take the piss?
Geez. You're taking a simple joke way too seriously.
If you really admire Steve Jobs (i.e., his philosophy and way of viewing the world and not just his public image) then you should sit back and relax and stop treating him like a sacred cow. I can't speak for the man, but from what I've read of him, I suspect he'd really dislike the kind of knee-jerk reaction you're having.