Ant

Erm..... Because Samsung designed their UI to look like iOS?

tony de wonderful

What crap? Now cAn you put a patent on a touch screen with icons?

JackClark

Yeah cause that must of only cost a few quid and taken minutes to develop.

**** Apple.

Jaybird-UK

Want to bet? Here's a great example of Sony bullying

http://www.lik-sang.com/

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

who gives a ****.
i had an iphone it was ok now i have a galaxy s2 its a bit better.

its a phone.....

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

there was a stage when they didnt

Saint AAI

The Samsung does look very similar, but some features such as the spring back is on a lot of other Android phones too. Apple are also guilty of stealing features from Android, pull down notifications? They all copy each other, who cares. It means iOS phones get better and Android phones get better. Some things I agree with, but patenting double tap to zoom and such things, really??

JackClark

Samsung needed a slap, nobody can deny that - unless you're a raging fandroid - and they got it. Move on.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

why are you so obsessed with apple??

they are a good company but some samsung products are better.

its like arguing about washing machines

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

2 days to go through and answer 700 questions? My ****!

Couldn't give a toss either way, but joe public will be the main losers in all of this, not samsung.

What I don't get is Apples greed. They already have the market share and even they must realise that competition is healthy. Surely all cars are copies, all vacuum cleaners, all flat screen televisions, Christ, every ****ing bog rolls!

The whole situation really does show how stupid the human race is becoming.

JackClark

Yes, all cars have four wheels, but if you park them next to each other it's pretty clear which is which, Samsung blatantly copied Apple hardware and software and needed a slap for it.

jonc

Shock!! An American court rules in favour of an American company against a far eastern company and throws out all their counter claims. South Korean courts rules Samsung did not copy iPhone. How all very patriotic. At least here in UK the courts are bit more impartial.

jonc

If Apple made cars, they would have slapped a patent on it having 4 wheels and rectangular windscreens.

JackClark

You're showing sheep like behaviour Jon. Do you really believe that Samsung did nothing wrong?

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Do you believe that Apple never copied ideas from anyone else?
It's like the trusty mouse. Apple would have us think they invented it!

jonc

The UK courts ruled Samsung did not copy Apple. I prefer the impartiality of a UK court ruling than than that of an American court.

tony de wonderful

They'd have slapped a patent on round wheels if they could too.

It's completely ridiculous.

jonc

It *could* of course work out negatively (bar the $1bn!) on Apple, with Apple being seen as the big bully corporate (no one likes a bully!) and makes a great advertisement for Samsung with uninitiated consumer. The American courts have ruled that Samsung are the *same* as Apple, but with Samsung being less expensive and better value for money.......far fetched? Perhaps, but I guess we'll find out in the coming months to see how it will pan out....

Dedrater

I wonder if i will ever see an Apple related thread on SN, when Jack doesn't act completely moronic.

JackClark

Have you ever seen a Magic Mouse, innovation.

JackClark

Will we ever see a comment from you where the word '****' fails to spring to mind.

Dedrater

Grow up.

JackClark

What do you think Jon, when you see the pictorial evidence, were the Samsung products completely different to Apple?

JackClark

****.

mrmadcap

Please put us out of our missery and tell us if you work for Apple, at least that would be some sort of reason for your obsession or fetish.

mrmadcap

I'm off to scrutinise my washing machine because i'm sure it's better than everyone elses washing machine, it's got more flashing lights and dials than the space shuttle!

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

jonc

I can see enough of a difference between the two to know that they're from different manufacturers. It's all very well looking at the images, but when you see them in the flesh and hold them in your hand, the differences are clear as evidenced with the UK ruling. The thing is Samsung also make many more devices that do not resemble any iProducts and some of their products may also resemble devices from their other competitors and theirs with Samsung. It's a shame that Apple prefer to compete with other manufacturers through the courts rather than through their products. It's no coincidence that Samsung just happens to be Apple's competitor.

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

Who really cares?!


It's just a phone at the end of the day but going by some of the posts on here you would think people are defending a family member!

JackClark

Apple don't compete with anyone. They release innovative hardware with innovative software and others try to match it. Take a look at laptops, they nearly all look like MacBooks, and there are 1,000,000,000 green pieces of paper that prove their phones are copied.