Samsung doesn't want to wait on Google, and builds its own ticket hub Wallet

2. urtard (banned) posted on 27 Feb 2013, 12:56 10

lol just stop posting

11. yyuu1000 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:52 1

look at your name urtard

19. INF1N1TY posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:25 5

At least urtard can spell.

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20. Peter98 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:43 6

Is Android Google's or Samsung's now?

21. joey_sfb posted on 27 Feb 2013, 17:51 1

Does not matter, i will go with whatever that work better for me plus it must be supported by other Android OEMs as well as an open standard.

30. Jonathan41 posted on 28 Feb 2013, 15:59 0

Google's.

5. asulect posted on 27 Feb 2013, 13:44 3

It's not copying. It's inspired by Apple. The NFC chip in the Samsung phone makes them different.

6. stealthd posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:03 4

It's copying, adding NFC doesn't change that. Most places like Starbucks and Walgreens can just scan the barcode on the screen, NFC doesn't add anything valuable to that.

9. schecter7 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:48 8

Typical ripoff by crapsung. Oh, when will those koreans will do something on their own? Crapsung arena decided to ignore its similarity to passbook unlike verge and other sites pointed it out. This blog has turned into crapsung blog. I'm leaving PA good luck with promoting s**tsung - cheapass korean co. that never invented a crap.

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17. taz89 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:20 2

Surely enough apples passbook was a complete new idea right lol

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28. kclgphilsbsa posted on 28 Feb 2013, 06:46 1

Apple passbook is a copy of Google Wallet and Google Wallet is somewhat a copy of other(w/c im not sure)

but pls stop saying those copying issue..
everything in this world is mobilized by being inspired by others and bring the best from it..

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24. Hemlocke (unregistered) posted on 27 Feb 2013, 19:47 0

NFC is not utilized by the Wallet.

12. ama3654 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:55 6

So if Apple is inspired, copies and changes things to call innovation is ok, but another company does same is wrong?, I wonder were you've been but the Galaxy S line sold by the bucket loads, Galaxy S3 just won the best phone at MWC Barcelona 2013.

This is just another wallet for Samsung users so get over it, you think only iOS users are allowed to use passbook?

http://www.phonearena.com/news/GSMA-anounced-2013-mobile-awards-winners-see-who-won-for-best-smartphone-and-tablet-here_id40291

13. Ninetysix posted on 27 Feb 2013, 15:20 1

Ah yes..it's the best phone :) Are you aware of this thread in XDA forums?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044&page=449

450+ ...More and more S3s dying each day that passes. RIP.

15. ama3654 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 15:51 3

And they are all been replaced no question asked, shame on you!, every electronic gadget is vulnerable, there's always gonna be bad batches, you wanna tell me there are no iphones that died after sales?

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16. Ninetysix posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:00 2

A few iphones maybe...Thousands? No..

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18. taz89 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:25 3

A thousand plus defect s3 out of 40+ million is really small that's less than 1%..if this sas a huge issue you world see it in the millions

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22. Whateverman posted on 27 Feb 2013, 19:02 2

Hold on a second... Doesn't EVERY iPhone running 6.0 and up currently have a security issue with the lock screen?

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23. Ninetysix posted on 27 Feb 2013, 19:27 2

We should be concerned because? I'm running 6.0. Go ahead and perform this security issue on my phone.

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25. Whateverman posted on 27 Feb 2013, 20:41 2

Does your lack of concern mean there is no issue? Your point was that thousands of iPhone would not be affected by an issue, but clearly you're wrong because there are MILLIONS. Nothing is perfect, not the GS3, the HTC one, the 920, and not the iPhone.

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26. taz89 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 21:05 2

the resemblance to Passbook is that there are rectangles, vertically aligned. Point taken. However, within that framework, even visually, there are more differences than similarities. Compared to Passbook, Samsung's Wallet:

a) Does not contain overlapping items
b) Does not extend to the sides
c) Does not have logos
d) Does not have gradient treatment
e) Does not have any lighting effects
e) Does have control icons on the items in list view
f) Does contain horizontal groupings
g) Does have separate items flowing off the left and the right sides.

they have one similarity, unless you feel the broad concept of a vertical list of rectangles is Apple's private property.

29. stealthd posted on 28 Feb 2013, 13:42 0

You are just completely ignoring the major similarities. The functionality and design are just completely copied, and the graphics are very similar. There was nothing stopping Samsung from coming up with an original implementation, but they didn't, they just copied Apple's. They also really don't need you to apologize for them and make up excuses, they have a legal team for that.