Samsung smartphones now banned in the EU

[PermaBanned]

Norway? The Norway that isn't in the EU?

No, the other one.

 

[Dark Sun]

Good. It's about time phone companies stopped copying apple.

I'll assume you are joking.

 

[Brian8bit]

I'll assume you are joking.

Oh you're good.

 

[RomanNose]

Does originality actually exist? Surely everything comes down to inspiration from somewhere/someone else.

 

[Robbo]

Other companies (such as Nokia, Motorola/google and Microsoft) don't use their patents aggressively, preferring to compete on merit...

Umm.. Patents such as "multi touch" just seem to hurt innovation and not improve it. I find the idea of patenting an idea stupid, why not just patent the implementation? Anyhow, I can imagine a lot of companies are going to team up against Apple after this especially the companies who use Android.

I'm not saying Apple are right to do this, but the flaw is with the system as well. Obviously such obvious and general things shouldn't be admissible in court.

 

[Pudney]

Other companies (such as Nokia, Motorola/google and Microsoft) don't use their patents aggressively, preferring to compete on merit...

Well that's not true at all. That entire industry is always suing each other. In fact I believe that in the US Apple are currently suing HTC and also the other way round. I swear it's a normal business practice for them.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

It be funny if one of the patterns Google now own from Motorola is something the long the lines of "the ability to wirelessly communicate" and then only sue apple. One can dream

 

[bhavv]

I came across this too somewhere else that this was being discussed:



http://blog.thomsonreuters.com/index.php/mobile-patent-suits-graphic-of-the-day/

I hear all the time that 'everyone sues each other, its what all big companies do'.

Apple however seem to be relying on it far too much to remove their competition.

 

[RomanNose]

Like I said in an earlier thread, Apple just want a monopoly as they know competitors are really threatening their existence. One only has to look at the increasing Android market share.
Sadly this means that us consumers are going to suffer, great..

 

[Aod]

Forgot my;

*phew* I'm relieved. i thought for a moment there you were an AppleZombie!

Perfect fix, I was going to say:

'Its about time Apple stopped copying Nokia'.

Umm.. Patents such as "multi touch" just seem to hurt innovation and not improve it. I find the idea of patenting an idea stupid, why not just patent the implementation? Anyhow, I can imagine a lot of companies are going to team up against Apple after this especially the companies who use Android.

Agreed. it's all a bit immature of apple to be throwing their toys out of the pram just because their phones are being outsold at an incredible rate.

 

[Robbo]

One only has to look at the increasing Android market share.

I love comments like this. Hilarious!

 

[bhavv]

Kodak's case is going to be decided on the 30th this month:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8460899.stm

I'm pretty sure that the courts however will rule in favor of Apple as they always seem to do.

 

[RomanNose]

I think Apple actually think they are going to get away with this, I wonder how long it will be till all the shiny surfaces become dust magnets and Apple are pleading in court .
As they say, if you fight with fire prepare to get burnt.

 

[Richie]

Don't Samsung produce a lot of the components for Apple's products e.g. screens and the like?

Yes, I know that Samsung are not daft enough to reduce their profits by stopping the production to Apple but then Apple seem hell bent in doing that anyway by stopping Samsung from selling products itself

 

[Raikiri]

Other companies (such as Nokia, Motorola/google and Microsoft) don't use their patents aggressively, preferring to compete on merit...

http://blog.samat.org/2006/05/04/go...-default-search-engine-in-internet-explorer-7
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14553424
http://uk.ps3.gamespy.com/articles/114/1148415p1.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8669529.stm
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nokia-Samsung-Lawsuit,9179.html
http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/0fsx22a1xg7Mh
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/arti... Google before EU body for unfair competition
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/216964/technology/microsoft-sues-google-for-search-biasing

They're big companies, it's what they do.

 

[Robbo]

They're big companies, it's what they do.

You seem to have missed the point - it's cool to hate Apple.

Don't like Apple? Then don't buy their products, pushing your hatred onto other people just makes you look silly.

 

[Raikiri]

You seem to have missed the point - it's cool to hate Apple.

Oh god, you're right. Silly me letting a fair and unbiased opinion get in the way

 

[Robbo]

Oh god, you're right. Silly me letting a fair and unbiased opinion get in the way

No worries, it happens to the best of us!

 

[Tephnos]

Apple are too damned aggressive with their patents, though.

 

[Brian8bit]

Don't Samsung produce a lot of the components for Apple's products e.g. screens and the like?

Yes, I know that Samsung are not daft enough to reduce their profits by stopping the production to Apple but then Apple seem hell bent in doing that anyway by stopping Samsung from selling products itself

Flash storage yes. Screens I don't know. I know that Samsung do manufacture screens. But I don't know if they supply Apple. The pool of ODMs to pull screens from though is pretty low. There's AU optronics, Samsung, LG/Philips are the big ones I can remember off the top of my head. I know that Samsung are suing AU optronic over screen patents though.