Apple wants 8 Samsung devices removed immediately
Apple iPhone (left) and Samsung Galaxy S III (AP)
Iphone maker Apple Computer wants eight Samsung mobile phone devices banned from sale in the U.S. immediately, days after winning a $1 billion patent infringement lawsuit. But its South Korean rival vows to take “all necessary measures” to prevent that from happening.
Apple’s request is expected to be considered by a federal judge Sept. 20 in California. At the same time Samsung is going to ask that the potentially crippling verdict be thrown out due to lack of evidence. Apple is expected to ask that damages be tripled to more than $3 billion.
The models Apple wants removed are among more than 20 Samsung devices a San Jose jury said infringed on Apple’s software and hardware designs for the iPhone and iPad. The jury ruled Samsung copied innovations such as scrolling and zooming in on a screen by double tapping, and Apple’s setup for displaying icons.
The immediate Samsung list includes older devices and those sold mainly online, including the Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail. The list doesn’t include the new Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note. The U.S. District Court judge hearing the case had already banned Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 from the U.S. market.
It could be months or even years, however, before the dispute is finally resolved. Samsung plans to appeal.
“We will take all necessary measures to ensure the availability of our products in the US market,” Samsung Electronics said in a statement carried by Dow Jones News Service. Samsung also said it would consider “workarounds” to devices “as a last resort” to get around the patent concerns.
Since Samsung relies on Google’s Android operating system, the big question is whether Apple now will go after Google and its hardware partners with patent infringement suits. Google maintains that most of the infringement and patent claims do not relate to the core Android operating system.
It is said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Is Apple being unrealistic to think that it can prevent its technology from being imitated?
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177 comments Add your comment
Brian
August 28th, 2012
1:17 pm
Was it worth $1Billion for Samsung? Did they make over $1B by ripping off the patents?
motorcyclist
August 28th, 2012
1:31 pm
This whole thing proves that people that buy iProducts are to ignorant to know what the difference is. They are buying just a name, not a function.
In other contries, far from the iSheeple, Apple has been losing this same battle.
There will be an appeal. This is far from over.
Call It Like It Is
August 28th, 2012
1:31 pm
Interesting I wonder if Xerox will sue Apple for all the patents they ripped off from them 20 years ago.
JRD
August 28th, 2012
1:33 pm
So this is the big win? A bunch of products that are already a generation or two behind Samsung’s latest and are scarcely on shelves anymore? I don’t even know why Apple would push this ban other than for PR purposes.
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August 28th, 2012
1:41 pm
@motorcyclist ….Speaking of ignorance you typed “whole thing proves that people that buy iProducts are to ignorant to know what the difference is.” I think you meant are TOO ignorant……
Atl
August 28th, 2012
1:44 pm
It is called product branding. Even if the product is a year or two old, in order to maintain their trademarks they need to pursue these things. Xerox has been fighting the rights to its name as a verb for many years and no deemed generic making the brand blend into its competitors. Ipad name verses a tablet is going to be about the same war.
JedClampit
August 28th, 2012
1:45 pm
I agree Call it like it is. Steve Jobs IPhone is a combination of smart technology of the 90’s like palm pilot, Nokia communicator, blackberry technology, along with software to make a product consmers wanted. I wonder about the Xerox patents also but Xerox essentailly gave it away.
Apple Sucks
August 28th, 2012
1:45 pm
Apple phones will still be years behind samsung phones. Apple cant act like they have never ripped off someone elses design. They just dont want the competition.
NotAHappyGalaxier
August 28th, 2012
1:46 pm
Ok.. so what does this mean for Galaxy S 4G owners like me…? URGH.. This really sucks… Since it doesn’t include Galaxy III I may have to upgrade.. I was really trying to avoid that since I just bought 3 S 4G’s for my accounts… URGH…
??
August 28th, 2012
1:46 pm
“I think you meant are TOO ignorant…..”
Translation please? Gotta love ignorant grammar police…
??
August 28th, 2012
1:47 pm
Apple products are dumbed down garbage…
Put it this way: if you had to buy your grandma a phone, it would probably be an iPhone. Nuff said.
Android User
August 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
So this is how Apple plays, go after your biggest competitor that is a threat and say they stole your product?
IBM should do the same to Apple because they were the 1st to invent a touchscreen phone back in 1992!!!!!
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black….Sheesh!
Thrash
August 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
When does Microsoft sue Apple for the OS ripoffs?
gary
August 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
Apple trully has become the evil empire it once despised Microsoft for being. I am not an apple user and find it a amazing someone would stand in line to wait for any product. What really scares me is how much my nieces desire only apple products. Everything else lis like vegetables to them. They are 18 12 and 8 and you cannot convince them that anyone makes anything better than an apple. The level of marketing (brainwashing) that has occured goes beyond anything I have seen since the good old days of Coke and Marlboro. Apple just owns these kids. Maybe I am the one who is nuts but I would not trade my Razr Max for any iphone.
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
1:58 pm
Use one of their products and you will see why people love them…they are head & shoulders above any other company with competing products.
ExNuYawker
August 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
Samsung phones are the best. I would never buy anything made by Apple!
Samsung is Terrible
August 28th, 2012
2:02 pm
I have personally used droids & the Samsung S III…went to the Samsung to see what the fuss was about but the email is terrible, getting music on the phone takes hours (using Google Music) and the battery life was laughable. Talk all you want about Apple and the users, the product is SOUND!
Be honest, I bet all you Samsung / Droid lovers had to plug your phone in by lunch.
??
August 28th, 2012
2:03 pm
It’s amazing, reading some of the comment boards on the net, 95% are folks that are pissed at Apple. Going to be interesting to see if we’ve seen the peak of Apple.
Ed
August 28th, 2012
2:04 pm
Apple User…
I have used their products and people in my company use them. The problem is for business users apple products won’t support half the functionality as an Android product.
Tee
August 28th, 2012
2:04 pm
I love how apple users think there is no better product. Well obviously apple must feel like they have a competitor in Samsung to sue and now wants their products taken off the U.S. market. I have used both, and I prefer Samsung over Apple. Just saying a little competition never hurt anybody.
??
August 28th, 2012
2:07 pm
Samsung is Terrible: I think you have screen envy. Heck, if my phone had a tiny lil screen like the iphone, I’d be envious too.
Ask your wife: size matters.
gary
August 28th, 2012
2:08 pm
Apple User,
My wife has a Mac and I phones 4s and an Ipad…. Like I said, I don’t get it. My Razr Max has as much processing power as a Mac. I can’t use the Mac to do any type of hard processing or gaming. My Alien will run circles around the mac for the same $. My Razr has a 22 hour talk time. I charge it every few days and can watch hours and of movies on it between charges. Unlike most spyder webbed iphone screens the gorrilla glass on my phone is tough as nails. Had it 6 months without a case and it looks brand new. The camera takes better pictures. I swap out micro usb memory cards and can carry my entire music and movie collection in a case the size of a cigarette lighter. It plays all files. Again, tell me how these apple products are better? Is it the sticker you put on your car? The ipad is pretty slick but does not have any feature that makes it better than the competition. Itunes is a horrible mistake. Why are you standing in line again?
Josh
August 28th, 2012
2:09 pm
Someone get this apple tool off here. Head and shoulders above??.. Apple can’t even figure out the notification system that android has had for years. Have a text or email, Google will tell you right at the top of your phone, while in apple you have to open up the app or program just to see what new messages or email you have. Put that on top of faster os and cheaper phones and it really isint a contest, its just tools like you who have extreme brand loyalty. the only thing apple has ever had is better apps and that is slowly going away. Almost 60% of new smart phones purchased are google’s os, and if it wasn’t for U.S. consumers, which in most cases are retarted, that number would probably be close to 70%.
gary
August 28th, 2012
2:10 pm
Sorry meant “an iphone 4s” (guess a mac would have corrected that for me)
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
2:10 pm
Ed, that is too bad…I only use it for email, phone and opening excel & PDF’s and it works great. Hopefully they will move to help business owners.
Tee, competition is fine but don’t infringe on patents. Just because you don’t like Apple, don’t forget what Samsung did. If you created something then I used it to make billions, I think you would be upset as well. Just saying!
K-Dog
August 28th, 2012
2:10 pm
This decision is bad for all of us. No competition mean higher prices and less innovation..
Chip
August 28th, 2012
2:13 pm
“ruled Samsung copied innovations such as scrolling and zooming in on a screen by double tapping, and Apple’s setup for displaying icons”
The innovation required to patent something must be awfully low when the indicated items are even patentable in the first place. Shouldn’t double tapping to scroll and zoom be something so obvious that it shouldn’t even be eligible for a patent? Reminds of the “one-click ordering” that somebody went after Amazon over several years ago. I think they decided that “one-click ordering” was so obvious that it should never have warranted a patent in the first place.
The patent system has totally run amok when (1) obvious things are allowed to be patented, (2) the patent system stifles innovations for numerous reasons, (3) there are companies and individuals who exist solely to patent certain obvious things so that they can later go after big companies when they incorporate these obvious things in to products (i.e. patent trolls), (4) companies spend billions to buy other companies solely to use their patents in defense of potential litigation (i.e. Google – Motorola Mobility), (5) companies start spending more effort litigating patents than developing new technology.
Apple is doing a great job competing the old fashioned way. Why do this and potentially turn people away from them. Is this what you start doing when you’ve run out of credible ideas. Also, how do you put this before a San Jose jury? How can Samsung get a fair trial in Apple’s back yard.
gary
August 28th, 2012
2:13 pm
Apple exhists because it stole patents…. Just ask xerox
My Sammy
August 28th, 2012
2:13 pm
Galaxy III S: Quad core
Iphone: Keep waiting
Galaxy III S: 4.8″ HD screen
Iphone: Teeny weeny
Galaxy III S: sexy
Iphone: utilitarian in comparison
Robbie
August 28th, 2012
2:15 pm
Wow, what a bunch of ignorant folks here. Don’t worry – if you don’t like Apple then stick with what you have.
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
2:15 pm
Easy Josh, take a few breaths buddy. iPhone has everything you stated and the cost is more for the Samsung S III…it’s $600 new w/o contract. So take a few steps back and F*uck yourself.
Sent from my iPhone
Josh
August 28th, 2012
2:17 pm
surprised you could see to type that on your tiny phone that probably has a cracked screen
SA
August 28th, 2012
2:19 pm
I have had a Samsung for work. It was a total piece of crap compared to my iPhone. As soon as I was able, I ditched it for another iPhone. The phone people at my office told me everybody was dumping their Droids.
Mr.Iphone
August 28th, 2012
2:20 pm
Most people that speak down on Apple products have never used one. People love the products cause 1. the products are head and shoulders above the rest 2. The customer service is head and shoulders above the rest. 3. If you do have a legitimate issue with one of the products (in some cases not even legitimate) they do whats in the best interest of the customer, not the bottom line. 4. Although they incourage you to purchase the new products (iphones & ipads) when they are released. They still give users of the old ones free upgrades so you get most of the new features! They are one of the only companies left in this country that still shows an appriciation for the person who’s paying the bills, THE CUSTOMER!!!!
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:21 pm
I chose a long time ago (1989) to pay umore for the superior technology and products that Apple manufactures. I have never had a virus, never had to find a “work around”, never had to get a patch for a new OS and have always enjoyed having the benefit of the latest technology months or sometimes years before my friends & coworkers could get on their PC’s and Droids. I can sense that the HemmorDroid users are a little upset, but what do you expect from an OS made by a company thats name best describes it’s founders penis.
LMAO
August 28th, 2012
2:24 pm
You guys are gonna make me rich. Keep it up.
Calm Down
August 28th, 2012
2:27 pm
I was an Apple hater until the company switched to the iPhone from the Crackberry. Just a bit of a jump in technology there. Then came the iPads. Now I love Apple (although not necessarily iTunes).
My neighbor has a Galaxy s III and I love that as well.
Unfortunately for customers this lawsuit will only serve to slow down the pace of innovation a bit.
fes
August 28th, 2012
2:28 pm
Apple User, there is no need to resort to cursing just because you can’t articulate things. From what I’ve observed from you, it’s bad that Samsung copied some ideas from the iphone, but it’s perfectly fine that Apple stole the same ideas from other companies and just happen to have a silly piece of paper that says they own the idea (even though they stole it). Yeah, that makes sense. The patent process is severely broken and some tort reform is sorely needed.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:28 pm
You folks who don’t know their history should do the research. Then you would know that Xerox had moth balled their personal computer development and gave it to Jobs & Wozniak to see what they could do with it. Bill Gates (under the guise of writing software for the Apple) stole the technology then founded MicroSoft.
??
August 28th, 2012
2:30 pm
LOL, Apple does what’s in the customers best interest?
Yeah. About a year late on offering dual core phones.
Another year late on offering quad core phones (assuming the iphone 5 gets it).
Package up Siri like the killer app so the apple sheep eat it up, when droid had a FREE app in 2010 that did the same thing.
Make up some marketing BS called “retina display”, which basically is the same number of pixels as my Samsung but on a tiny lil 3.5″ screen. I.e., pay more for the same pixels and smaller screen. THANKS!
Oh yeah, charge me $700 plus for a year old phone unlocked (iphone 4S). When every other phone that is a year old is maybe $200. THANKS!
Apple sure looks out for the customers! Thanks!
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
2:32 pm
Samsung is Terrible
August 28th, 2012
2:02 pm
I have personally used droids & the Samsung S III…went to the Samsung to see what the fuss was about but the email is terrible, getting music on the phone takes hours (using Google Music) and the battery life was laughable. Talk all you want about Apple and the users, the product is SOUND!
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First, \”Droid\” is a device from Motorola, which is not part of this discussion.
Next, explain how getting music on the Samsung devices was so difficult? Maybe you had problems understanding what you need to do? E mail as well.
I don\’t use my device for music as I have an MP3 player for that. I have no problems with e mail and most of all, I don\’t have the snobbish attitude you have. Most of my Android friends are the same….We have no interest in Apple products, but we don\’t have an attitude either.
??
August 28th, 2012
2:32 pm
Dont get me started on itunes. Apple sheep are so addicted to that crack pipe that they are blind!
Mr.Iphone
August 28th, 2012
2:33 pm
@Calm Down, you my friend are like most of these bloggers on here! They don’t like Apple because????Shucks they don’t even know why. However, if they are ever forced to or decide to take the leap, they too shall become a believer. I have a cousin that was just like them. He was buying the new latest and greatest droid every 6-12 months. Then he did it! He went with the Iphone and you can’t tell him nothing now!!!!
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
2:35 pm
LOL, itunes IS a joke. I have a bit torrent app on my phone (not available on iphone because of the app Nazis at Apple), so I download music, movies, shows for free, and store them where I want on my phone.
Julius
August 28th, 2012
2:36 pm
Apple Users are idiots and Apple is a genius marketing company. Its always funny how most Apple users are Liberal hippies. I see them driving in their Volvos with their Apple logo on the car. Do they know how much in Taxes Apple dodges annually? Have they heard of Foxconn mistreats its employees so that they can churn out Ipads for a couple of bucks a day so you can pay $599 for an iPad. -
EJ Moosa
August 28th, 2012
2:39 pm
I wonder who the jury of peers use for their hardware purchases? I wonder if Apple had made cars at the turn of the 20th century, would they have been able to patent the steering wheel and the brake pedal?
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
2:40 pm
I\’ll tell you why I don\’t like Apple……Steve Jobs. He took simple devices(iPod), jacked the price up and marketed them so most everyone wanted one. Not bad, but he made it all proprietary with iTunes and the cords and plugs and locked everything down so no one could get to it which meant he made even more money. All of those cords and chargers are licensed so he(Apple now) gets a cut of the action…..Almost like organized crime.
The MP3 player(less expensive) was around long before the iPod. The smart phone long(less expensive) before the iPhone. The computer(less expensive) before the Mac……Nothing new here. However, just reading some of the Apple fan boys remarks, you would think Jobs was Jesus himself.
Heisenberg
August 28th, 2012
2:40 pm
I have no problems telling the difference between the 2 phones pictured. I would buy the larger phone on the right. I would not buy the smaller phone on the left. No confusion here.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:41 pm
@PowerDroidUser… Stealing music, movies and shows is illegal, but what should you expect from folks who use a phone that operates on stolen technology.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:48 pm
@heisenberg… I have a biga** phone from the mid nineties I’ll sell you.
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
2:48 pm
“the world needs sheep too!”
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
2:49 pm
Arlo, does that biga** phone from the 90s have a bigger screen than your iphone? I bet it does.
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
2:52 pm
Arla, I guess apple is keeping you out of trouble by not allowing torrent apps on the iphone.
Kinda like Communist China keeps its citizens out of trouble by not allowing them access to many websites.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:53 pm
No, but I have an iPad that blows that tiny Samsung screen off the map. It doesn’t fit in my pocket, but neither would that clunky Samsung.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
iTransmission and NowStream are torrent apps that allow streaming on iPhone.
M
August 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
Everyone hates on Apple until they buy an iPhone to use themselves. I was one of these people. It is so much more user-friendly. And, no, I am not a liberal, hippy either.
Android Lover
August 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
The iphone only became popular because it wasn’t available to everyone. You had to have AT&T or a jailbroken phone to use on Tmobile. Kudos to Google for coming up with the Android OS. Made tablets more widespread than that bland ipad (ipod touch maxi) The iphone created innovation. We all agree. We got tired of flip phones, clam shells or those ugly sidekicks. Keep your Mercedes(iphone) while I blow pass you in my Audi and BMW (Droid phones). And while you suckers are waiting in line next month at the Apple store for the boring iphone 5 (same icons), I’ll be the one uploading content to Twitter making fun of you Steve Jobs lovers.
woodrow
August 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
Foreign companies stealing our intellectual property is a serious problem for U.S. industry. I’m glad Apple won this important lawsuit. This kind of thing has cost American’s a lot of jobs and opportunities.
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
Help me out……Just what use is there for an iPad that my computer and Android device cant do?….besides attache external memory via USB?
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
2:59 pm
Arlo: LOL, of course you have an ipad. No self-respecting apple sheep wouldn’t. Please tell me you have Apple TV to complete the trifecta.
Enjoy that dainty lil screen of yours. The iphone 5 will be samsung-sized; but by then, your tune will change.
Apple or Worm?
August 28th, 2012
3:00 pm
Hey AJC moderator, something is wrong with the system. I’ve tried to post several times before and the posts aren’t showing up. When I try to repost, it says I’ve already said that but it doesn’t show up anywhere. (And there’s nothing inflammatory or offensive in them).
Mishap
August 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
So did anyone notice the jury found the Samsung Tab didn’t infringe (the one that the judge banned before the trial)? Or that they basically came up w/ a number they liked and backed into the per device charges with the expectation of sending a punitive message (against jury instructions)?
Not that Samsung didn’t chase Apple for a while but the jury didn’t exactly go by the book on this case which may have just opened up a years long appeal process. Apple didn’t do itself any favors when it copied Android’s notification swipe down so this likely won’t be the end of the story.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
@Hindu Elvis Pimp.. The iPad will let you do all those things without infringing on someone’s intellectual properties and copyrights.
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
M: I had an iphone. HAD. upgraded to the Galaxy S III.
You know how when you start moving up in the world, you go from a 25″ TV to a 60″ plasma? Same concept.
Power Droid User
August 28th, 2012
3:02 pm
Arlo: Apple apparently patented the rectangular phone. Now THATS innovation!
greg ATL
August 28th, 2012
3:02 pm
Apple
Blue Helpdesk
August 28th, 2012
3:03 pm
Both are great products and have their Pros and Cons. It all depends on WHAT you are using them for. But we do joke with our customers that Apple is the BMW of Computers. Stop by our 2 locations in Atlanta and one of our technicians will be more than happy to assist your or consult you on Apple or Microsoft products.
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Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
When Steve Jobs died, I cried so hard. I hadn’t cried that hard since Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago on election night.
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
So why buy a MAXiPad if my phone and lap top do those things already?
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
fes, I articulate just fine…nothing wrong with throwing a little FU around to get the crowd fired up. How many Droid users have actually owned apple products? I personally have owned both and I prefer Apple but no need to call me a crack pipe smoking hippie there guy…I have a big boy job so why judge me for buying the new latest and greatest with my excess income? Are we forcing you to buy Apple products? I mean you should because they are better but that’s your choice.
I wonder how many of your Droid users have had to plug in your phones today? The Galaxy would die by noon.
Sent from my iPhone & iPad…not the Droid
Apple or Worm?
August 28th, 2012
3:05 pm
Really??? That post showed up, but the one below didn’t?
Longtime Apple user here, and while I still prefer the Mac OS to Windows (pry it from my cold dead fingers if you must), I have seen a disappointing decline in Apple’s customer service and ‘out-of-the-box’ usability over the last 8 years. I’m all for protection of intellectual property, but as Chip noted at 2:13 pm, the patent system is out of what when things like shapes and microbes can be patented (as some pharmaceutical companies have tried to do). How in the heck does one justify patenting a shape? I liked Apple a lot better when it was the underdog; now it’s positioned to become the new dark overlord.
Mishap
August 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
woodrow,
What jobs did it cost here? Android is developed up the street from Apple and all of the devices are built in China from chips Samsung builds. They might as well be built in the same factory. Apple has a fairly small engineering group compared to the rest of Silicon Valley and their R&D budget is minuscule.
Samsung skinned Android w/ a few icons that looked very similar to Apple ones and they stuck w/ the chrome trim + glass look which is where it went wrong for them. They’ve moved past it and are innovated faster than Apple (see Galaxy SIII). $1B which is likely to be reduced or overturned won’t necessarily change anything.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
By the time I put an OtterBox on my iPhone, it’s about as big as I want a device I carry in my pocket. I can’t imagine the enormity of that Samsung phone with a similarly protective case. Will it come with wheels?
Apple or Worm?
August 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
make that ‘out of whack’ patent system… (finally get the darn thing to show up and have to edit the typos, lol)
Apple User (The real one)
August 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
Nice imposter…I didnt write that about Obama. I vote republican, own guns and use Apple products. Why does one need to be a Liberal to use Apple?
Sent from my crack pipe
Neal C
August 28th, 2012
3:08 pm
the government better do what apple orders—they are the most powerful corporation in the world
Christopher Seward
August 28th, 2012
3:10 pm
Well, Apple or Worm, I’m looking at your post now. Don’t know about the previous problems.
??
August 28th, 2012
3:10 pm
Apple User: “why not have the latest and greatest?”
LOL, the last iphone came out almost 12 months ago. That’s an eternity in the phone market. For you to think it is still the latest and greatest shows your ignorance.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
@Hindu Elvis Pimp.. Because your phone infringes on Apples patents.
??
August 28th, 2012
3:12 pm
Arlo, no, the Sammy doesn’t come with wheels. It may not fit in your dainty lil hands, Mr. precious.
Does the iphone come with a magnifying glass for the screen?
??
August 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
Arlo, the sammy probably won’t fit in your tight leather pant pockets either.
Android Lover
August 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
Woodrow, what job opportunities did Apple create lately besides those Geniuses (Dummies) in the Apple Store? But if you are in China, there should be plenty of Foxconn jobs. There are at least 10 suicides a day there.
Yeah Right
August 28th, 2012
3:14 pm
The funniest part of all this to me is the fact that the screen on the iPhone that all the iFools love is made by… you guessed it, Samsung!
Android Lover
August 28th, 2012
3:15 pm
Here we go with this political BS!! Can we have a comments section without politics or racism!! You all know America will never vote in a Mormon. Let them enjoy the rain in Tampa!!
Vin Santo
August 28th, 2012
3:15 pm
Patents ripoffs have always existed and will contine to exist for as long as there is competition. The problem with Samsung though is that with there latest set of products they went a little too far and tipped the proverbial glass. Is this lawsuit best for the Market? Of course not, but it is necessary. It’s probably not good for Apple either since between an appeal and they next they will rip no benefits. But this will hopefully make Samsung think twice before they make their phones look like an overgrown Apple product.
As far as which technology is best, it’s a silly argument. They both have their advantages and trade offs. iPhones are great for their ease of use and content, while Android based phone have almost infinite flexibility. Each technology has its nich in the market, but there is no need to make one look a smacked copy of the other.
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
3:17 pm
@Hindu Elvis Pimp.. Because your phone infringes on Apples patents.
What makes you think I have a device that is on that list? I never said I have one.
Doofus
??
August 28th, 2012
3:18 pm
Vin is right. No other phone should be rectangular in shape. Apple patented that. Any company that makes a rectangular phone should be sued. Apple invented that shape through shear genius and hard work.
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-patent-win-good-apple-bad-samsung-lousy-124403804.html
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
3:19 pm
Never engage in discourse about the superiority of one device vs the other with someone willing to stand in line all day for a slightly different device than the one they have now…..Which they stood in line all day before they go it.
Apple > Droid
August 28th, 2012
3:24 pm
I just saw Gary’s comments about his 22 hour talk time while watching movies…hilarious
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:24 pm
What makes you think I stood in line? Inever said I stood in line.
Doofus!
??
August 28th, 2012
3:27 pm
Of course apple batteries last longer… the screen is half the area!
Oh yeah, you can’t even replace batteries on the iphone… so when the battery goes bad, you have to get a new phone! Apple marketing genius at work! So innovative!
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:28 pm
@??… I am sure that the Sammy fits in your ham hands and jorts quite nicely.
??
August 28th, 2012
3:28 pm
Arlo’s leather pants are on too tight… take the iphone out of your pocket and BREATHE.
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
3:30 pm
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:24 pm
What makes you think I stood in line? Inever said I stood in line.
Doofus!
Your mother is so nice to you……I hope you bought her something nice for mothers day.
@??
August 28th, 2012
3:30 pm
You are such a troll…you keep your droid & I will keep my iPhone.
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:31 pm
Yeah, the iPhone and other things fill out my leathers, but at least it’s not my head up my patoot that is stressing the seams in my jean shorts.
crackbaby
August 28th, 2012
3:32 pm
This is a software issue. Not hardware – banning the devices is inappropriate. As stated above, the years long legal process renders technology irrelevant by the time a court renders a decision.
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:32 pm
Actually, you can change the Apple battery…NEXT!
??
August 28th, 2012
3:33 pm
I just made a new phone with the same number of pixels but an even SMALLER display than the iphone. I’m going to call it the Cornea display and sell it for twice as much.
Do you think Apple will sue me for stealing their concept of brainwashing customers with good marketing?
Arlo
August 28th, 2012
3:34 pm
Hindu, don’t understand your comment, my mom passed in 2004, but please tell your mom I said hi next time you go upstairs to get a juice box.
Judge Judy
August 28th, 2012
3:34 pm
The patents delt with technology. The newer Galaxy probably is a workaround for the technology in question, which is why it’s not part of the injunction. You won’t have to get rid of your phone, but if the Court allows the injuction, Samsung won’t be able to sell that phone going forward. And Samsung wants the case overturned so they don’t have to pay $ for infringing on Apple’s rights as the patent owner.
The case has nothing to do with marketing. The cos use very similar technology and have lots of patents. They’re suing and being sued regularly – to keep their products at the top of the heap and to keep competition from using the technology they patented.
And this is the largest jury award in the history of the U.S. It’s billion – with a ‘b’ – and the judge can triple (treble) the damages portion of that jury decision, if Apple can show that Samsung infringed willfully.
It’s high stakes, but don’t feel sorry for either co. Both have over 100 lawsuits they’re involved in at the moment and are spending lots of $ to make sure they stay on top of technology, patenting it and keeping the $ those patents acrue, if prosecuted wisely.
Mishap
August 28th, 2012
3:34 pm
Apple User,
I’m typing on a Macbook Air here surrounded by an GSIII(personal), Droid X2(firm’s), and iPhone4S (client’s). My firm owned iPad3 is here as are my 2 Windows 7 laptops while my personal iPad and Asus Transformer are at home. I also pay for a family plan for my parents, brother, and g/f w/ 4 more Android phones. If I didn’t need to crank up the iOS simulator on occasion, I’d be working from the much more comfortable Windows machines. Battery life is good but the screen isn’t that good and my watch chewed up the front edge. This is my 2nd Mac but I’ve owned the several thin and lights (Dell Adamo, Thinkpad X220). The Dell was a squared MBA clone but the X220 was a beast compared to this fragile toy.
Other than battery life (GSIII still lasts 24hrs), the iPhone lags on everything I use phones for. I briefly considered swapping the X2 to the next iPhone but came to my senses when I saw that the next version is still gimped compared to my old HTC Evo. Obviously I’ve been impressed by the standby time on the iPhone (8 days one time) but that’s b/c I find no reason to ever actually use it despite having ~4+yrs of app purchases(owned the original iPod Touch) and paid unlimited internet.
Outside of the Air, I have a pretty low opinion of Apple devices. The fact that Cut/Paste doesn’t exist and folder management it atrocious in OSX makes the Mac painful to use sometimes when I can’t find stuff. I have iOS6 Beta 4 running on my iPad and it’s exactly the same as before minus Google Maps and Youtube (really annoying) w/ Siri added. I’ve also enjoyed the wonderful 2hr wait at the Apple Store to get my 35 day old iPad3 replaced ($350 + tax w/ AppleCare) at Lenox when it slipped from my lap, slid down my leg, and cracked like an egg. First time I’ve ever broken a device and didn’t really enjoy amazing CS everyone raves about.
What exactly is better on any of these products?
Hindu Elvis Pimp
August 28th, 2012
3:35 pm
She passed what?
Apple > Droid
August 28th, 2012
3:36 pm
@?? You my friend are special…I got $10 bucks that says you don’t have a job, you are currently in your underwear in front of the computer and have had at least 5 cokes today.
Reformed Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:36 pm
I bought the Apple 4S at launch, but the whole battery drain fiasco was so annoying and discouraging, I returned it ASAP. Didn’t want to wait for Apple to fix their product; should have been fixed before launch, but my guess is Apple needed to put it on the market as Christmas was approaching. GREED ahead of QUALITY. Picked up the 3D HTC Evo, WAY snappier!
MARTA Rida
August 28th, 2012
3:37 pm
Just let Apple try and get my Glaze from my hands.
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:38 pm
@ Mishap…no clue what you just said…did I catch a “transformer” in there?
Sent from the best cellular device on the market
??
August 28th, 2012
3:41 pm
Apple>Droid: Admission of defeat? You’re not the first…
??
August 28th, 2012
3:42 pm
Iphone battery change = voided warranty hack job.
Point is, if you DARE replace that battery, Apple wants nothing to do with you. Now be a good little sheep and get another iphone.
Angie O.
August 28th, 2012
3:45 pm
How do you patent a shape? If you really can, I get dibs on the rhombus!!
Apple is the BOMB
August 28th, 2012
3:45 pm
Seriously, the first time I turned on my iphone, I had a shiver run up and down my leg.
??
August 28th, 2012
3:46 pm
Sorry Angie, Apple already patented the rhombus. It falls under another patent which covers all 4 sided devices.
Apple User
August 28th, 2012
3:46 pm
Who pays for the insurance? It is under my homeowners policy…think your mom can add yours to the policy?
asstroid
August 28th, 2012
3:51 pm
Wife and I have never owned an Apple product ever…and never will. Android and their open operating system in Samsung phones are truly the way to go. Rotten apples!!!
Easy Fix...
August 28th, 2012
3:53 pm
Samsung should just stop making Retina displays for Apple. Today.
Apple would basically be shut down in a matter of weeks.
iphone users...
August 28th, 2012
3:56 pm
…. how do you watch 16×9 movies on a 3×2 screen?
NICK
August 28th, 2012
4:03 pm
I got into computers early on and worked with both Apples and PCs – even taught community college computer information systems classes. I am retired now. Graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Illinois.
I never could understand people’s fascination with Apple products. They are more expensive and very proprietary (Apple’s monopolistic tactics go back a long way). PCs are less expensive and anyone can make a PC. Installing them, fixing them, and teaching people how to use them, I decided early on that Apple wasn’t the way to go for the ordinary person. Sure, Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on the OS but that’s it. I would like to see that change. There’s lots of open source software for PCs including all the new versions of Linux and OpenOffice. We’re finding virtually the same to be true when you compare iphones with Android phones.
Apple doesn’t create anything new. It copied the concept of the GUI OS from Xerox. The computers Jobs and Wozniak first created where based on already existing technology.
Steve Jobs was a good marketer. He knew how to make people believe that owning an Apple was cool. As someone who has worked extensively with both Apples and PCs, I can say without a doubt the PCs are the way to go for most people.
4Site
August 28th, 2012
4:07 pm
Don’t get the hate for Apple products. I use them and happen to like them very much. Someone made a statement about iTunes and the iPod. If they are so defective, why did Zune do so poorly? People that like Apple product use them and those that don’t like Apple products don’t use them. It boils down to preference.
DandT
August 28th, 2012
4:13 pm
If they stole it they stole it. You go to jail for buying hot items off the street.
??
August 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
4Site: Zune failed because of poor marketing and being late to the party.
Zune was critically acclaimed, and many experts felt superior to iPod. Don’t believe me, google it.
??
August 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
what did they steal, DandT?
Ex Pat in Italy
August 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
Roughly half of district court patent decisions are reversed in whole or in part on appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (’Fed Circuit”). Either the Fed Circuit or the U.S. Supreme Court will have the final word on this. In the meantime it still can be messy with injunction issues, etc.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:16 pm
I just patented the round tire… I’m suing GoodYear, Michelin, and everybody else. They can’t get away with stealing my innovation!
@??
August 28th, 2012
4:19 pm
Because everything on Google is correct…idiot!
Josh
August 28th, 2012
4:20 pm
apple user for sure doesn’t have a job.. who says big boy job except for college students working at the bookstore or for some on campus christian organization. lol he’s been posting every ten minutes so he’s obviously not doing any work or research, which is the reason he bought an iphone in the first place lol.
@??
August 28th, 2012
4:20 pm
@ Nick, during your extensive career building computers, how much did you spend on anti-virus software? Also, I am sure it was difficult teaching community school kids how to use Apple products.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:24 pm
@??: anti-virus software is free with windows, moron. And there are a dozen other FREE anti-virus softwares available.
Personally, I just upgraded my PC from 2006 with a quad core processor and nvidia GPU. Try that on your Mac.
??
August 28th, 2012
4:25 pm
You are right, everything on google is WRONG! Idiot.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:27 pm
Nah, Apples NEVER get viruses… LOL
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitdefender-virus-scanner/id500154009?mt=12
@Cracks me up
August 28th, 2012
4:30 pm
Free? Maybe with my comcast interent service but not online. And nvidia? What does that even mean? I bet you are good with the ladies!
Sam Dung
August 28th, 2012
4:30 pm
Don’t want no “smart” phone no way. I’m happy with a dumb phone and a cold beer. Peace out.
fes
August 28th, 2012
4:31 pm
you have been thoroughly brainwashed if you think you have to pay for anti-virus software. there are plenty of free options that do a great job.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:33 pm
Malware Bytes: free
Windows defender: free with Windows
MS Security Essentials: free http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials
Nvidia GPU: not necessary if all you do is go to dubya dubya dot cnn dot com
The John
August 28th, 2012
4:34 pm
It’s hilarious the extent that one fan base will go to praise a device vs the other. As it is now obvious both technologies have their pros and cons. If I was one of those techies that loved to spend hours playing around with my phone and explore the zions of the android market for decent apps.I would go a Samsung. Unfortunately I am a training athelte with a day job and as such I prefer the ease of use on an iphone. I don’t have all the bells and whistles that android provides but who cares. I have no time to use them or learn how to use them.
One thing that Android lovers can’t defend is the fact that apple invented the modern smartphone and paved the road for the android operating systems. Without apple paving the way, the first few versions of the android OS would have frustrated users to the point that the entire concept would have been a failure from the start.
@fes
August 28th, 2012
4:34 pm
Well I guess I wouldnt know because I dont worry about such things with my Mac.
@crack me up
August 28th, 2012
4:38 pm
Hilarious that you say all iPhone users are liberal…Dont tread on me brother!!! Douche!
fes
August 28th, 2012
4:38 pm
don’t worry, your day is coming. it’s just a matter of numbers. the malicious stuff was designed for the highly used windows os. as the mac os continues to pick up steam, the evildoers will turn their attention to your precious os to attack you guys. i know i would if i were them since none of you use any protection software…
gtalum06
August 28th, 2012
4:40 pm
Apple is just attempting to monopolize the market (what many Mac fanboys ranted about Microsoft doing years ago when it became a monopoly). Apple fans will always be obsessive Apple fans. Samsung (and similar) users are less obsessively loyal because there have typically been choices between multiple available products using similar interface/OS as one another.
Apple fans get one product at a time, so they feel the need to upgrade each time a new one comes out because it’s the one new version of the one they previously used. That creates loyalty (and obsession, IMO). Unfortunately, most Mac fanboys have never tried anything other than Apple products long enough to see that Apple isn’t a divine gift from God!
As a Samsung user, I tried out the iPhone for 2 years. I liked it, but when the Galaxy S2 came out, I knew a superior product when I saw one. I made the switch… don’t regret it at all. This whole mess has only guranteed that I am probably not even going to consider an iPhone in my next round of upgrades… petty companies don’t get my support.
@fes
August 28th, 2012
4:41 pm
Lets be honest here…once Apple hears of some impending virus, they will send an update to cover us sheep.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
The John: I was with you until the 2nd paragraph. Apple invented the modern smartphone? LOL, okay. Forget the Nokias from 2000 or the windows smartphone OS in 2002, fully 5 years before iphone.
Your ignorance is showing, go back to you athletics or whatever it is that you do. Let the grown folk talk.
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
@@fes: kinda like what windows does? send updates?
Or you can just protect yourself like millions of mac users do: download this:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitdefender-virus-scanner/id500154009?mt=12
Cracks me up...
August 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
But John you are right: if all you need is a dumbed down phone, iphone is it. If I had to buy one for my grandma, it would be an iphone. It’s idiot proof, cant be messed up.
fes
August 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
exactly, cracks me up… the iphone is perfect for those that are not technically savvy. those consumers will hate the android os plain and simple. i am very technical and the iphone doesn’t cut it for me. i love to tinker and flash the latest os (since my phone is maxed out at gingerbread per the manufacturer). jellybean rocks!
nita
August 28th, 2012
5:09 pm
I don’t have a problem with Apple products only a problem with Apple. When the people that build these products can’t afford them then I only see them as a company that takes advantage of people. I feel sorry for anyone who supports a company that pays slave wages. To bad I bought an I-pod touch before I saw the Apple documentary.
Sarah Palin
August 28th, 2012
5:26 pm
I love the iPhone. It\’s just right for my below average brain.
Behemoth1
August 28th, 2012
5:36 pm
Wow, after reading this blog, I am very glad I just got a Samsung Galaxy SIII (my first smart phone). The negative is that, to enjoy it, you do need to be a member of the 21st century.
230gr Full Metal Jacket
August 28th, 2012
5:50 pm
If you like supporting hypocrisy, then feel free to buy Apple’s garbage. In 30 years I have yet to see Apple come out with a single original idea. Steve Jobs (good riddance) was the biggest technothief the world has ever seen! What’s even funnier is that you lemmings try to give him credit for Apples products! Wozniak? Yes. Jobs? no. He was a business man, NOT an engineer or technical innovator of any sort. You do realize that the entire basis for ALL Apple OS’s was effectively pirated from Bill Gates pre-MS, don’t you? Wozniak (at Job’s urging) took Gate’s concepts that he was in the process of developing (business-wise), and introduced them to the market under HIS companies name before Gates could get MS rolling (due to the financial backer/3rd partner on the Apple side). And don’t even get me started aboout the multitude of things that Apple has ripped off from Motorola and Xerox!!!! If Apple went under right now and put everyone there out of work I would laugh my a$$ off!1 Couldn’t happen to a bigger bunch of scumbags! As for me, I’ve already been down that road with Apple and would never even consider buying ANY of their products — especially an iPhone. It is amusing though, that Apple has attempted this same garbage all over the world and has lost every single lawsuit — until they filed a suit in their home area where the judge would be terrified of ruling against them because so many of the constituency are Apple employees or related to Apple employees. That’s sort of like GM suing Toyota in Detroit. You think an elected official would go against GM there? of course not! Samsung will just appeal this to a higher court (where the judge isn’t effectively bought and paid for) and will have the ruling reversed. It’s nothing but a legal shellgame between the 2 companies right now, but Samsung has additional support from Google and other tech companies, so Apple needs to be careful. Plus, sooner or later all of the little teenyboppers who buy Apple’s junk will grow up and realize how poorly constructed are in general (that’s what happens when you use what is effectively slave labor to build your products) and how unsuitable they are for real world business purposes. I would feel safe in predicting that Apple will not be one of the big players in the personal electronics industry 10 years from now. Too many people are seeing through the smoke & mirrors and the shady (to put it kindly) business tactics employed by Apple.
But if you want to support unethical scum, that is your right.
Jamal
August 28th, 2012
5:52 pm
Hey @ ??. You are right about size matters….Your wife was complementing me on that very same subject this morning.
Sy
August 28th, 2012
5:55 pm
If Apple believes that penalties should be acted on immediately without waiting for appeal, they’re late in the UK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18895384
Hmmmmmmm
August 28th, 2012
5:55 pm
Itunes SUX… I wont but apple because of that absurd piece of software…. What a JOKE apple is, and the people who promote Apple are the same idiots that voted that moron as POTUS… How is that working for this country… Simply Pathetic!
The John
August 28th, 2012
6:02 pm
At least try to preserve appearances. When you use terms like grown ups, it is obvious that you are struggling to make it through middle school.
By the way Nokia while they might have attempted to create smartphones first, they were hardly a success and did nothing to pave the way to the modern concept of smartphones. See the death of Symbian which was longtime coming. If anything their shoddy attempt at a smartphones almost put them off the market for good.
Patent-atty
August 28th, 2012
7:08 pm
There’s good reason to suspect that some of the patents/claims will be invalidated on appeal. If Apple wants that injunction, let them put up a bond that will cover the damages resulting from lost sales of products that would be deemed as non-infringing by the appellate court.
Trendy iPhone user
August 28th, 2012
7:29 pm
Hey all of my friends have iPhones and we all love them. We meet at Starbucks all the time and use their free wi fi and dring the best coffee ever and making fun of old people. I feel sorry for those of you don’t have iPhones because you are so uncool and loosers.
Jimmy
August 28th, 2012
7:43 pm
Why is everyone (looking at your fes at 2:28 p.m.), especially conservatives, so quick to call for tort “reform” when a unanimous jury reaches a big verdict? The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial, and there is no better means of keeping businesses accountable for their actions than the enlightened conscience of twelve impartial jurors. Frankly, it’s pretty naive to think tort “reform,” which is nothing more than a one-size-fits all “remedy,” will “fix” anything. In reality, the only real beneficiaries of tort “reform” measures are insurance companies.
Jazmin
August 28th, 2012
7:50 pm
Yes, an iPhone is good if you can’t think for yourself and want to throw money in the garbage.I had an iPhone for two weeks and an iPod since middle school. I dumped it as soon as I found out there was no flash player it was jail broken all I wanted to do was watch an hour show I could if I bought it, I got my android and boom I got it streaming to my tv in HD for free, I can put all my music on my phone and expand the memory instead of having to buy a whole new phone, and all the charging cords are universal!! You know you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. A mind unused is a mind wasted learn to think for yourself people, unless you don’t have common sense, then stick to your iPhone and next time you see a garbage can throw your money in it.
doctorone
August 28th, 2012
8:00 pm
Enter your comments here
Jazmin
August 28th, 2012
8:00 pm
Why should apple have the right to take away amazing phones from people, just because Samsung is doing good this quarter, the the stick out of your ass and make competition, don’t cry because your losing. Get up and some try something new that helps the consumers not your pockets!
The John
August 28th, 2012
8:04 pm
To Full metal Jackets. I have read tirades like yours about every company that become a dominant force in the market. The bottom line is that in a competitive market no companies becomes a global leader by playing the nice guys games. They all steal, pillage and backstab. Someone just happens to it better than others and they become the lions.
Apple products, like all others, are not perfect. They have some traits that appeal to the mass market and it just so happens that Apples knows how to capitalize on them. If you think that Apple products will not find commercial success, it is obvious that you have no idea what you are talking about. The iPad is light years more business ready than any comparable product working on Android. Every company that has implemented any successful business application has done so on an iPad or an iPhone, except for maybe those companies (see Dell) that have vested interests in the Android platform.
doctorone
August 28th, 2012
8:04 pm
its not that they are going after samsung they could’ve sued anyone (t.mobile, HTC.. etc) because they all have dont the same thing … they just needed someone to go after and it just so happens it samsung, and i believe that they have the right to sue and yea they should’ve won but the problem is the type of patents they put on it. basically with all the patents it has the only phone that would be an iphone. so i dont have a problem with the lawsuit i have a problem with the patents.
juicyfruit
August 28th, 2012
8:06 pm
its not that they are going after samsung they could’ve sued anyone (t.mobile, HTC.. etc) because they all have dont the same thing … they just needed someone to go after and it just so happens it samsung, and i believe that they have the right to sue and yea they should’ve won but the problem is the type of patents they put on it. basically with all the patents it has the only phone that would be an iphone. so i dont have a problem with the lawsuit i have a problem with the patents.
TechZ1
August 28th, 2012
8:49 pm
buy the iphone, Imac and ipad—the rest of the junk isn’t in the same league as apple products.
Tired_Of_Apple
August 28th, 2012
9:32 pm
@Apple User, WOW, the iPhone 4S 16GB is $600 w/o contract. Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB, $549 can upgrade to 80 GB for $64 more. iPhone 4S 32GB is $700. iPhone 4S 64GB is $800. Do the math again! The Galaxy S III costs close to the same, but upgradeable for cheaper. No iTunes required for copying Music, Books, Movies, etc to the phone.
????
August 28th, 2012
9:47 pm
Well while everyone is claiming either their iPhone or Android phone is better, I’m going to throw out there that the WP8 blows both of them away…. Just sayin’…
applesucks
August 29th, 2012
12:29 am
There is no comparison between apple and samsung. Samsung is far superior and works nothing like an apple. My kids iphone and ipods are junk, that breaks easily and they love their samsungs now, easier to use, bettergraphics and free apps. That’s what chaps apple. They want to control the world, and everything you do, and they didn’t mind stealing IBMs, linux and xerox’s ideas to do it. They even used microsoft to do it and now use intel, pc chips in their products.
They discust me and are complete hypocrites. Their products are for people that will stand in line and follow them around blindly, thinking it makes them cooler, and as far as user friendly products, android and windows have got it.
I know, because I have owned both. In a Steve Jobs world, he would have been a complete dictator, controling all music, apps and everything else for that matter.
Why would apple sue the company (samsung) that makes most of their small internal parts for apple’s devices?
Apple as a company SUCKS, and I hate their itunes store and the controled environment it puts you in, as it is hard to use and complicated. I won’t allow, my kids to use it any more. We now always use devices that are all easy and compatible to use now. My blackberry’s, droids and pcs all communicate easily and i don’t need a Nazi store to let me do it.
All of my friends that have an apples have just as many problems as pc and droid owners, but the pcs will help you fix it. Apples won’t. And yes!, apples crash and have viruses too.
Apple SUCKS!!!!!!
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Richard 'Dick' Weiner
August 29th, 2012
5:34 am
From the comments here, Apple fans and Samsung fans feel that their products are completely different. Samsung would be wise to make the court aware of this on appeal.
star falcon
August 29th, 2012
6:38 am
An apple a day will keep you ok.
My GOD
August 29th, 2012
9:37 am
Samsung people are blinded by their own stupidity…enjoy going from charger to charger during your day and being able to watch Star Trek vids on your 40 inch LCD Samsung phone.
And @ Jamal…way to bring in a “your wife” comment on an AJC article…I bet you are super slick with the ladies.
Sent from the best cellular device on the market, iPhone
Troy
August 29th, 2012
10:03 am
Apple is the best thing smoking… HAND’S DOWN!! Samsung is GARBAGE… quit stealing and be an innovator not a duplicator.
Ginger
August 29th, 2012
10:39 am
I often wonder about the pejoritive use of the term “sheep”, considering that Dodge uses a sheep as a symbol of toughness.
Kalvin
August 29th, 2012
1:56 pm
If you can’t beat em, sue em. Show an Apple disciple a high def picture on a Galaxy SII compared to their IPhone, side by side, and watch their jaws drop and the Kool-Aid spill out. The IPhone is a brick.
Appleboy
August 29th, 2012
3:01 pm
rumor has it Samsung is going to release Galaxy S-V in October to punch away the market from iphone “5″
. leaks say it is still the same processor but with 2GB ram, amazing graphics and o guess what >8MP camera featuring the biggest sensor size on a smartphone. and one feature i shouldn’t forget way longer battery life than even the S3.please let it be true pleaseeeeeeeee so that i can get rid of my iphone
Roadrunner
August 29th, 2012
7:37 pm
Kind of makes you wonder if there’s not some backlash heading Apples way. When Microsoft starting pushing other smaller companies around it became the target of a lot of negative press & attention. Its very fashionable now for folks to hate Microsoft & root for its demise. Apple could very easily be next. Just my .02
George Serpa, Sr.
August 29th, 2012
8:07 pm
Patient crap aside…
I have to profess I’m a gadget freak… Smart phones in particular are a passion of mine. I own Samsung’s, iPhones, Nokia’s Moto’s and Palms. They all have their pro’s and con’s.
Nokia’s N9 has by far the cleanest OS and hardware lines. The hardware is under powered, but with superb battery and features the other OS’s will never have.
The Samsung S III just rocks with and great hardware and a mostly stable OS.
The iPhone 4s is an extremely stable piece hardware and OS out date but extremely stable. Although I have designed hardware for Palm, WINMO, and Nokia. Note Apple…
I have an appreciation and passion for Nokia hardware. No one I mean no one did it better than the Finns. My $ 0.02
sujay
August 30th, 2012
10:59 am
there is no comparison between samsung S III and I phone the samsung is way ahead I use both these phones but its also true that the battery life of samsung is very poor… its like race car with a very small fuel tank they need to look into this
Apple User
August 30th, 2012
11:07 pm
No one makes you buy any thing u dont like if u dont like apple products dont buy them
sueing has been nothing new in business so why think that would change what business like competition i love my iphone but own trade my pc for a mac ever.
Apple wants more Samsung devices banned | The Biz Beat
September 1st, 2012
12:16 pm
[...] Android-based phones and tablets would join other Samsung devices Apple wants removed: the Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S [...]