Apple's First Expert Witness Struggles During Samsung's Cross Examination

[jasvncnt10]

Who gets confused in buying tablets one obviously says Samsung and the other says apple iPad

I could see how easy it is to get confused...I bought a Ford the other day but had to return it cause I thought I was buying a Porsche

[Dark_Ninja]

I could see how easy it is to get confused...I bought a Ford the other day but had to return it cause I thought I was buying a Porsche

Haha well the price didn't give you a light bulb ? Lol

[fadadman]

do you know that plastic surgery is vey common in korea? get your attention first. that is what samxxx does.

btw, the first few comments, imo, are likely posted by people working for koeans.

^^

with that being said, perhaps you yourself work for Apple????

[ChicagoV]

I have yet to go into a Best Buy and see tablets just lying around for customers to grab and take to the checkout... you have to get an employee to go get whichever one you're interested in.

...meaning at SOME POINT you would have to specifically ask... you know what, nevermind. I just made myself angry.

[MetallicaFan1991]

**** Samsuck!

[domenicp]

WOW! That image says it all... Samsung so blatantly copied the iphone I'm surprised this has dragged on so long. Never thought much about this, but Apple really does have a point!

its just Apple's greed thats all. they hating that they got some competition! and to use their money in reserves to kill the competition. I am praying that they lose this case. my whole family usees iphones and i have finally stop buying apple's products just because the Company's morals have gone down! they don't care about customers, but the money. I believe if someone is getting better that me I need to improve my self and make myself better so that ppl will like me not by killing the person who is better than me. thats just playing dirty.

No, they hate being copied. Samsung is no better than a thief on this matter and they can't even admit they lack any creativity.

[ednometry]

This situation is exactly the same as the situation with Sony's Walkman, they set a standard and their particular item became synonymous with the actual product. Everyone called every portable cassette player a Walkman even if it was made by Panasonic or any other name brand. To some people every tablet is an iPad because that's how simple they view things. An iPad is what they understand and when he sees something that is in a similar form factor they see it as an iPad. As far as their star witness, I don't understand how he could be saying that there's a general likeness that's being copied when patents are supposed be for very specific things. It should be that small details that they're examining and looking closely at for similarities and to be actually able to say that another company infringed upon Apple's copyright. In the end as I've said in all my other posts, a phone will always look like other phones because they're all phones so I believe this whole lawsuit is irrelevant and stupid. This is just a way for Apple to tie Samsung up in court while they're busy getting a lead on the market and more of an opening for their iPhone 5.

[Slimz]

First off, if you buy an iPad thinking its a Samsung tablet, your balls should be removed and you should not be allowed to reproduce. The box says Samsung, the box says Apple. It's a ridiculous claim. It really is.

Second, if you think any of those phones with the exception of the galaxy looks like an iPhone, your a bigger moron. What, because the bezels are the same colors? It clearly says SAMSUNG on the phone, with capacitive buttons on the bottom. It's a rectangle. Maybe Ford should sue Honda because 4 wheelers have tires? I mean come on, be realistic. You can be a fanboy of whoever you are a fanboy of, but be rational. It's ridiculous.

The only reason Apple is doing this is because Samsung has become a threat and people are infact jumping off the iOS bandwagon. Apple has in fact taken elements from Android as well - Steve JObs admitted stealing ideas in his book. It's crazy. The whole thing is crazy. I personally perfer Apple's product designs and materials over Samsung devices, but in the end it's about user experience for me, and iOS isn't even close.

[Rokesomesmeefer]

its just Apple's greed thats all. they hating that they got some competition! and to use their money in reserves to kill the competition. I am praying that they lose this case. my whole family usees iphones and i have finally stop buying apple's products just because the Company's morals have gone down! they don't care about customers, but the money. I believe if someone is getting better that me I need to improve my self and make myself better so that ppl will like me not by killing the person who is better than me. thats just playing dirty.

Apple never changed. You lied to yourself so that you could buy the cool Apple products you always wanted. Surely you don't expect anyone to believe that you only now decided to stop buying Apple products because their "morals have gone down".

It is fact that in the corporate world competition is bad for profits. Companies are not in business to compete, they are in business to make a profit. The best way to profit is to destroy your competition, not foster it. Anyone who believes otherwise needs to stop drinking the kool-aid.

[MaStA819]

WOW! That image says it all... Samsung so blatantly copied the iphone I'm surprised this has dragged on so long. Never thought much about this, but Apple really does have a point!



No, they hate being copied. Samsung is no better than a thief on this matter and they can't even admit they lack any creativity.

If Samsung copied Apple, then Apple copied the LG Prada. The LG Prada was released first, but of course an Apple fanboy won't admit that Apple ever did anything wrong. I've asked before and never received a response. Please tell me how a company is supposed to make a smartphone that doesn't resemble anything about the iPhone? A smartphone is a smartphone and they will all have similar features. What makes the Samsung phones a copy of the iPhone? The color? The shape? Black rectangular phones have been around for a long time... Samsung has smartphones with and without buttons on the front. Please explain what is a copy and what a company can do to make their phone not a "copy" of the iPhone? Basically what Apple wants are people to make circular smartphones three inches thick that are pink and have the mic on one side and the earpiece on the opposite side. Then they would be happy...F Apple.

[sw606]

first of all, i don't understand why this mmi editor used the word "struggle" in the headline of this article. what message do you try to imply?

some posters stated that the consumers shouldn't get confused when they purchased the phones/tablets bcs the product package/ui showed the company logo. but that is not the point. samxxx copied the look/ui of apple product to get your attention to try samxxx product. who can tell what is what when you are 20/30 feet away from the products. you glimps all the phones on the display shelf first and go to the one you think that is attractive to you. samxxx understand that. that is why apple must stop samxxx from copying the look/ui of apple product.

[MaStA819]

first of all, i don't understand why this mmi editor used the word "struggle" in the headline of this article. what message do you try to imply?

some posters stated that the consumers shouldn't get confused when they purchased the phones/tablets bcs the product package/ui showed the company logo. but that is not the point. samxxx copied the look/ui of apple product to get your attention to try samxxx product. who can tell what is what when you are 20/30 feet away from the products. you glimps all the phones on the display shelf first and go to the one you think that is attractive to you. samxxx understand that. that is why apple must stop samxxx from copying the look/ui of apple product.

The ui, as in the OS or button layout? The OS comes from Android which has nothing to do with Samsung. Android is solely made by Google. If you are talking about the button layout where do you want the buttons to be exactly? On the back of the device? Some of Samsung's devices had multiple buttons on the front, no physical buttons, and some had just one.

As far as the look, refer to my prior post about who released the first phone that looks like the smartphones we all know today.

[domenicp]

If Samsung copied Apple, then Apple copied the LG Prada. The LG Prada was released first, but of course an Apple fanboy won't admit that Apple ever did anything wrong. I've asked before and never received a response. Please tell me how a company is supposed to make a smartphone that doesn't resemble anything about the iPhone? A smartphone is a smartphone and they will all have similar features. What makes the Samsung phones a copy of the iPhone? The color? The shape? Black rectangular phones have been around for a long time... Samsung has smartphones with and without buttons on the front. Please explain what is a copy and what a company can do to make their phone not a "copy" of the iPhone? Basically what Apple wants are people to make circular smartphones three inches thick that are pink and have the mic on one side and the earpiece on the opposite side. Then they would be happy...F Apple.

Look at any other phone from any other company other than samsung, and that's how you make a phone that does not look exactly like the iphone. This has nothing to do with your fanboy comment. If LG believes Apple copied/stole their design, then they are free to take action on that claim. Nowhere, have I claimed that Apple is a saint. No company is. Apple's chief designer was influenced by Braun design, and that is clear throughout all of Apple's products. In this case against Samsung, Apple's argument is a strong one.

[Anonymous]

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[MaStA819]

Look at any other phone from any other company other than samsung, and that's how you make a phone that does not look exactly like the iphone. This has nothing to do with your fanboy comment. If LG believes Apple copied/stole their design, then they are free to take action on that claim. Nowhere, have I claimed that Apple is a saint. No company is. Apple's chief designer was influenced by Braun design, and that is clear throughout all of Apple's products. In this case against Samsung, Apple's argument is a strong one.

You look and tell me that they all dont have a lot of similarities.

MOTOROLA ATRIX HD - Modern White cell phone from AT&T
Pantech Burst - Titanium (Refurbished) cell phone from AT&T
Impulse 4G by AT&T (Refurbished) - Black cell phone from AT&T
HTC One X - Gray cell phone from AT&T
LG Nitro HD - Black cell phone from AT&T
Nokia Lumia 900 - White - (Refurbished) cell phone from AT&T
MOTOROLA ATRIX 2 - Black cell phone from AT&T

[Slimz]

first of all, i don't understand why this mmi editor used the word "struggle" in the headline of this article. what message do you try to imply?

some posters stated that the consumers shouldn't get confused when they purchased the phones/tablets bcs the product package/ui showed the company logo. but that is not the point. samxxx copied the look/ui of apple product to get your attention to try samxxx product. who can tell what is what when you are 20/30 feet away from the products. you glimps all the phones on the display shelf first and go to the one you think that is attractive to you. samxxx understand that. that is why apple must stop samxxx from copying the look/ui of apple product.

If you can't differentiate the look of the phone or the UI from 20 feet away, you need new glasses. The phones are not even close, they are clearly without question bigger, and most without any physical buttons. Not to mention, they say SAMSUNG on them in big silver letters. The look isn't even close.

As for the UI, it's apples and oranges. iOS looks nothing like Android from a distance. Especially because most Android phones and it's widgets set it far apart.

[n0id]

Old people trying to keep up with technology.

[Mrteacup]

I wonder f there's ever been a costumer that was willing to spend 100$'s on a phone and wanted a Samsung phone but accidentally bought an iPhone... Yeah that's never happened

[sw606]

^^

with that being said, perhaps you yourself work for Apple????

i wish!

^^

with that being said, perhaps you yourself work for Apple????

i wish!

The ui, as in the OS or button layout? The OS comes from Android which has nothing to do with Samsung. Android is solely made by Google. If you are talking about the button layout where do you want the buttons to be exactly? On the back of the device? Some of Samsung's devices had multiple buttons on the front, no physical buttons, and some had just one.

As far as the look, refer to my prior post about who released the first phone that looks like the smartphones we all know today.

if u are talking about lg prada, why lg did not suit apple? it's just like when u got caught speeding by police, u told police that the other car was speeding too, why not the other car? do u think the police would care? the suit is between apple and samxxx. if lg think its phone got copied, it would take action. samxxx does not need to worry for lg.

as ui, yes, the android is from google. but samxxx builds its ui, which is based on android, to look like apple ui, which is based on apple ios. that is why apple is not happy with that.

[domenicp]

You look and tell me that they all dont have a lot of similarities.

MOTOROLA ATRIX HD - Modern White cell phone from AT&T
Pantech Burst - Titanium (Refurbished) cell phone from AT&T
Impulse 4G by AT&T (Refurbished) - Black cell phone from AT&T
HTC One X - Gray cell phone from AT&T
LG Nitro HD - Black cell phone from AT&T
Nokia Lumia 900 - White - (Refurbished) cell phone from AT&T
MOTOROLA ATRIX 2 - Black cell phone from AT&T

These are great examples of phones with similarities, but they are also distinctly different. The Samsung phones pictured in the article look exactly the same as the first gen iPhone.