Tim Cook prefers settling lawsuits, hates litigation

4. Sniggly posted on 24 Apr 2012, 22:38 10 4

"There is a reason why Apple sues companies that tried to steal Apple's IP"

I really hate it when people try to justify Apple's actions by making a blanket statement about other companies "stealing" its "IP." Especially when Apple has been all about doing exactly what other manufacturers are accused of.

6. taco50 (banned) posted on 25 Apr 2012, 01:46 3 12

Well considering android stole patent after patent with the worst OEM being Samsung I'd say ardent has a valid point.

7. remixfa posted on 25 Apr 2012, 01:50 8 6

taco,
for once, back your blank claims up with facts.. links.. something other than.. well.. you.

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11. Sniggly posted on 25 Apr 2012, 02:57 4 4

"stole" patent after patent, eh?

Samsung has been found guilty of violating what, one, two? And how minor were the changes they had to make? Yeah.

As for HTC, same story. And Motorola, well, not only is Apple having a tough time pinning any infringement on them, but Motorola has been having a GRAND old time showing the world how much of their tech has been ripped off by Apple, while the best Apple's gotten has been a couple of gestures and graphics.

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13. eaxvac posted on 25 Apr 2012, 04:03 2 4

true, look at the original galaxy s.
Same form factor, same UI grid bar, same browser tabs, same icon grids. (Not saying Android, but Samsung is TouchWiz design is indeed referencing from iOS)

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15. kshell1 posted on 25 Apr 2012, 06:48 4 0

Referencing yes copying no.

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17. gwuhua1984 posted on 25 Apr 2012, 10:48 1 0

Stealing accusations again? I thought we went over that with you already.

Samsung maybe... but Android as a whole... don't think so...

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12. ph00ny posted on 25 Apr 2012, 03:40 0 2

Developer for the world is the biggest load of s**t i've ever heard

This is every industry works. Just because someone built a sedan doesn't mean another manufacturer can't make one. Same goes for TVs, same goes for toasters

If you take apart iOS, it has elements from all the previous gen OS (palm, winmo, symbian)

As for actual real patents, apple has less patents in the mobile space than AT&T