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http://www.computerworlduk.com/news...es-inaccurate-evidence-in-dutch-samsung-case/
I wish to hell they'd pay attention to this crap.
I wish to hell they'd pay attention to this crap.
In the text, Apple confirms that the Galaxy S has "some non-identical elements, such as the slightly larger dimensions."
I hate how they manipulate the UI as well. Yea sure you can make it look like iOS if you want, but that's kind of the point, you're fairly free to make it look however you want.
In that picture, size adjusted or not, the Samsung looks an awful lot the like iPhone, which is the basis of the suit.
In that picture, size adjusted or not, the Samsung looks an awful lot the like iPhone, which is the basis of the suit.
I hate how they manipulate the UI as well. Yea sure you can make it look like iOS if you want, but that's kind of the point, you're fairly free to make it look however you want.
That said, I would have been up front about the resizing (and if they purposely made the side view angle and icon arrangement the same) to prevent sense of impropriety, which in fact they did:
I hate how they manipulate the UI as well. Yea sure you can make it look like iOS if you want, but that's kind of the point, you're fairly free to make it look however you want.
Cherry picking just the images without the text to say Apple is unethical isn't entirely accurate.
In that picture, size adjusted or not, the Samsung looks an awful lot the like iPhone, which is the basis of the suit.
You can make an iPhone not look like stock iOS as well, but how do Samsung products look fresh out of the box? I honestly don't know if the android launcher is similar to the iOS on when both are stock...
Hit the home button on both phones and they won't look alike.
I still have a hard time understanding why billion dollar companies are relying on a picture for comparison instead of actual devices for the sake of this case. Or rather, why they are allowed to when someone could easily do a side by side comparison of the devices.
Are there penalties for evidence tampering?
I still have a hard time understanding why billion dollar companies are relying on a picture for comparison instead of actual devices for the sake of this case. Or rather, why they are allowed to when someone could easily do a side by side comparison of the devices.
Does this one REALLY matter? They're comparing the UI and functionality of the two devices.
If someone made a TV with teh same Apple UI, would Apple have to show a 60"
TV and 3.5" iPhone to scale?
Get over it. This one isn't anywhere near as bad as the last one.
could just be space constraints on whatever piece of paper this was written on? in which case proportional resizing is ok... dont know what they were trying with the 4:3 galaxy tab business though
Probably not in this case. Its not like murder or something. They will probably toss the case and slap steves wrist. I am more than sure he can pay whatever fine that may come.
They're still going through with this?
When this story first came out about the lawsuite, users here quickly pointed out that samsung had released a similar model phone before the iphone even came out... so therefore apple would be the ones doing the copying.
I'm sure this is just another innocent mistake, just like the last one.
I personally live by Hanlon's Razor:
"Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained through stupidity."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor
You may think me naive, or optimistic, but in things like these - particularly things involving technology and lawyers - I'm going with the idea that they are just incompetent.
Besides which, the idea that these guys are running around deceptively arguing their case just upsets me, whereas the idea that a bunch of lawyers are so stupid that they made the same mistake twice makes my day a little brighter.
It's a rectangle with a screen. I don't get Apple's issue. Is Samsung supposed to make it a hexagon or something?
Sounds like some lawyers need a new boat or something.