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This is standard business and happens all the time, not just apple, every single multinational.
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imo the iphone looked too generic to patent, it's entire premise is a screen and a single button. It's not exactly rocket science.
If the samsung phones that Apple say infringe looked EXACTLY the same, like some of the Asian knockoffs then yes, but to sue someone because they made a phone that looks similar based on the fact it has a screen and one "button" on the front is ludicrous, especially since the Galaxy S/S2 have more capacitive buttons too...
The other patents Apple are suing for should have never been granted, software patents are a complete joke. That's not Apples fault though.
Regardless of whether I morally agree with the patents or whether the look the same I personally think their strategy is anti-competitive and they should be ashamed.
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Software patents are a complete joke and Apple definitely did steal hardware patents from Nokia:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8321058.stm
If everyone else are stealing Apples designs, then why didnt Apple sue Samsung and LG for the F700 and LG Prada?
Sure Apple, just go ahead and steal Nokias R+D, make the iPhone, and get away with lots of patent infringements. Yet feel free to sue anyone that makes a phone that looks like yours.
This is standard business and happens all the time, not just apple, every single multinational.
Samsung deserve suing for it because they were just lazy with designing it, they can do much better.
Samsung should simply stop providing Apple with any of their parts for all Apple products and see what ends up happening to Apple.
No they dont deserve suing over that.
Samsung should simply stop providing Apple with any of their parts for all Apple products and see what ends up happening to Apple.
Why anyone would want to walk around with a big, expensive lump of glass in their pocket is beyond me.
Massive companies are suing each other every day over much smaller things than that, I assure you.
Apple were revealed as the worlds most valuable brand today, they must be doing something right. If you dont like it, too bad.
Had a 3GS, decent phone but overpriced. Also didn't like Apple's policy of not letting you do anyhting to your phone that they didn't like.
Glad I upgraded to Android.
Companies are suing each other all the time, just because its Apple doing it, it gets more coverage. Its just business.
Apple were revealed as the worlds most valuable brand today, they must be doing something right. If you dont like it, too bad.