This is why i never deal with 3rd parties when buying an iphone.
I remember AT&T and best buy telling me up until the day iPhone 4's were delivered that they would have the white version in stock. 6 months later the white iPhone 4 is finally released!
My tracking number just came through, getting it on the 21st
It was 10 months and 4 days.
2010-06-24 - iPhone 4
2011-04-28 - iPhone 4 (white)
I never got the white iP4. Didn't realize it took that long!
Seriously tho, just goes to show how clueless AT&T/Best Buy/VZW are when it comes to apple preorders
Swiss Federal Railways is pissed that Apple has stolen their clock for the iPad Clock app.
http://translate.google.com/transla...6209939&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8
SBB are the sole owner of the trademarks and copyrights of the station clock, said Ginsig. The railway company will now seek to Apple. The aim would a legal and financial solution.
SBB clock, from Wikipedia:
Clock app, from iJailbreak:
Wow, it's basically an exact copy, aside from the missing logo.
Actually, that was 100% Apple's fault. They didn't acknowledge any problems with the wite iPhone 4 until WAY too late and, even then, they kept promising them "soon."
WTF! Its just a clock!
Thats what clocks look like.
Round with hands.
WTF! Its just a clock!
Thats what clocks look like.
Round with hands.
If anyone knows about suing over design patents, it's Apple.Swiss Federal Railways is pissed that Apple has stolen their clock for the iPad Clock app.
The seconds hand with a round end doesn't strike you as unique? Other than that the rest of the clock is fine.
Honestly most products are just products. However, there's defining features that make products unique. When you copy those defining features it's pretty obvious you were going for the copy.
It's kinda like the samsung apple deal. It's not rounded edges that define the iPhone. There are specific features such as the dock (which Android didn't have initially), and the iOS-like icons that pretty much suggested they were going for an iOS look.
Just FYI, that clock design is considered iconic. I agree, IMO it is very distinctive.
Remarkable clocks and watches: the Swiss railway clock
The clock displayed at all the stations of the Swiss federal railways (SBB) has become a design classic. It was created in the 1940s by engineer and designer Hans Hilfiker (1901-93), who at that time was an SBB employee. The SBB wanted a clock that would not only guarantee the smooth running of the trains, but would become part of their national image.
The clock face is simple and strong. There are no figures: the minutes are denoted by black lines on the white face. The hour and minute hands are also black. Against this black and white background the red second hand stands out. It was nicknamed the "rote Kelle" or "red signal" because of the red disc at the end of it, mimicking the hand-held signal which the station manager used to wave to tell the driver the train could leave.
The red hand, which pauses for 1.5 seconds when it reaches the top of the minute, is clearly visible at a distance. It has become a symbol of Swiss punctuality.
The clock represents Switzerland so well that examples were included among the 100 clocks which the country presented to St Petersburg on the occasion of the 2003 tercentenary of the Russian city's foundation.
Good to see you are sticking to your guns on what a copy is, even when its flipped the other way.
As for me I think its an exact copy. Apple should probably change this.
Got mine about an hour ago from UPS. Have it restored and setup now. Weird that I still have service on my old phone too.