Apple Afraid of Competition, Tries to Ban New Samsung Galaxy Tablet

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ost-of-europe/2011/08/10/gIQAmnVr6I_blog.html

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 imports banned in most of Europe
By Hayley Tsukayama


Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been taken down from the UK’s Amazon site. (JEAN CHUNG/BLOOMBERG)

Samsung’s sleek entry into the tablet market, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, has been banned for import in most of Europe after a late Tuesday ruling from a German judge.

A judge granted Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung, banning the import of the tablet in Europe, excluding the Netherlands. Apple has said that the Galaxy line of products “slavishly copies” the iPad and iPhone.

The order is a blow to Samsung, which says it received no notice of the order before it was handed down, Bloomberg reported.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already been removed from Amazon.co.uk following the order.

Apple’s continuing with its war over IP in Europe. Ars Technica reported that the court documents from the Samsung case show that Apple’s going after the Motorola Xoom as well.
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Apple should create a central computer bank that makes it illegal for others to manufacture computers.
 
Logically, if the Galaxy Tab weighs the same as a duck, it's made of wood and therefore... it's an ipad! Sorry but my head is a silly place.
 
I think apple's right. Even in the name they copied apple. Ipad is 4 letters. Tab is 3 letters. 3 is as close to 4 as you can get without actually being 4. they both have the letter a in their name. A T sort of looks like an I, and b is just a d and a p facing a different direction. That's some slavish copying if I ever saw it.
 
Maybe whoever created the abacus can capitalize on this.
If not, perhaps the University of Pennsylvania holds some bragging rights on the concept of an electronic computer.
The possibilities are endless.
So, would all computers be essentially copying the concept?
This is getting insane.
 
Apples scared the galaxy plays flash, is thinner and lighter, stereo sound, wider aspect ratio, a different operating system....
 
WarNoMore said:
I think apple's right. Even in the name they copied apple. Ipad is 4 letters. Tab is 3 letters. 3 is as close to 4 as you can get without actually being 4. they both have the letter a in their name. A T sort of looks like an I, and b is just a d and a p facing a different direction. That's some slavish copying if I ever saw it.
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Thanks, LOL. That made me laugh :>
 
While I'm not aware of Apple's specific claims, this would appear to be an issue of violation of intellectual property law. Apple certainly recalls when Microsoft ripped off their operating system years back (and rose to prominence by blackmailing IBM into paying extra fees for their OS). I doubt Apple is eager to repeat that experience. So if someone else is simply copying their design, stealing the fruits of Apple's hard work, I hope Apple blows them completely out of the water and stomps them completely out of existence. It would be a good message to send to other pirates.

We've already seen how technology can stagnate when a company copies another's work. Had it been up to MS, computers not running their OS would not even work on the internet. Funds go to the pirates and dilute the rewards for the company that actually innovates.

So, assuming that Apple isn't blowing smoke, that significant aspects of their design were copied, I say, "Go get 'em Apple. And while you're at it, sue them out of existence for trying to rip you off!"

It's what should have happened to Microsoft. (And if it had, most of us could have avoided years of Windblows horrors.)

There is a difference between "Rolex" and "Rolux". For one, "Rolux" should not be tolerated.
 
evilfunnystuff said:
Apples scared the galaxy plays flash, is thinner and lighter, stereo sound, wider aspect ratio, a different operating system....
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And few apps scattered about here and there. Thank the IT ghawdz that Flash does not play on my iPads. I am so effing sick and tired of lousy flash ads taking up screenspace and cpu cycles. If this Samsung runs Flash it must kill the battery pronto.

Rev9
 
Revolution9 said:
And few apps scattered about here and there. Thank the IT ghawdz that Flash does not play on my iPads. I am so effing sick and tired of lousy flash ads taking up screenspace and cpu cycles. If this Samsung runs Flash it must kill the battery pronto.

Rev9
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my phone runs flash and I never run out of battery during single day use. On my phone, there is an option where you click the green arrow if you want the flash to load on the page. When i visit sites with flash videos, i just click the green arrow and it plays that part only. This way flash ads never load when browsing on the phone.
 
KurtA said:
While I'm not aware of Apple's specific claims, this would appear to be an issue of violation of intellectual property law. Apple certainly recalls when Microsoft ripped off their operating system years back (and rose to prominence by blackmailing IBM into paying extra fees for their OS). I doubt Apple is eager to repeat that experience. So if someone else is simply copying their design, stealing the fruits of Apple's hard work, I hope Apple blows them completely out of the water and stomps them completely out of existence. It would be a good message to send to other pirates.

We've already seen how technology can stagnate when a company copies another's work. Had it been up to MS, computers not running their OS would not even work on the internet. Funds go to the pirates and dilute the rewards for the company that actually innovates.

So, assuming that Apple isn't blowing smoke, that significant aspects of their design were copied, I say, "Go get 'em Apple. And while you're at it, sue them out of existence for trying to rip you off!"

It's what should have happened to Microsoft. (And if it had, most of us could have avoided years of Windblows horrors.)

There is a difference between "Rolex" and "Rolux". For one, "Rolux" should not be tolerated.
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It looks like Apple is trying to claim copyright on the entire design of the tablet PC. That would be like someone claiming copyright on all laptop designs, or the PC Tower. There were touchscreen tablets before Apple's version. Most of them ran Windows XP. So Apple has no standing to claim copyright on a common industry design.
 
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/apple-sues-samsung-over-for-copying-the-iphone-and-ipad/

"The claim for intellectual property infringement is phrased as follows:
"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products."
The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California on Friday and seeks injunctions against Samsung, damages (both actual and punitive), and a finding that the infringement was willful. Lest we forget, the rarest outcome in such legal tussles is for an actual judgment to actually be handed down, so the greatest likelihood is that this will just lead to another round of grudging handshakes and licensing going one way with money going the other way, but still, it's fun to see the big dogs barking at each other.

Another aspect to these proceedings that shouldn't be overlooked is that, on the software front, they boil down to iOS versus Android (again). When Apple calls Samsung uninventive in its user interface, it's talking more about Android's perceived imitation of the iPhone's interface than whatever TouchWiz tweaks Samsung has slapped on top. And hey, if you're going to sue Google indirectly, you can't leave a major player like Samsung outside the courtroom, it just wouldn't be fair."

Ripoff artists. Now jump up and defend ripoff artists because apple called them out on it. Frakkin Koreans ripping off American IP. AND YOU FOLKS SUPPORT SUCH SHENANIGANS. NO WONDER THE ECONOMY IS TANKED.

Rev9

Rev9
 
I don't agree with people ripping off on Apple, but I think the competition is good. Especially if the competition uses an OS that doesn't require you to know Objective-C to write apps on it. There is a strong following of developers that just deal with Objective-C and only work on Apple apps. There is an absolutely huge market of people doing windows phone development, or just C++ development in general that won't ever make iPhone/iPad apps but would be more than willing to make apps for a non-apple OS. That would be a good thing for everybody.
 
Revolution9 said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/apple-sues-samsung-over-for-copying-the-iphone-and-ipad/

"The claim for intellectual property infringement is phrased as follows:
"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products."
The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California on Friday and seeks injunctions against Samsung, damages (both actual and punitive), and a finding that the infringement was willful. Lest we forget, the rarest outcome in such legal tussles is for an actual judgment to actually be handed down, so the greatest likelihood is that this will just lead to another round of grudging handshakes and licensing going one way with money going the other way, but still, it's fun to see the big dogs barking at each other.

Another aspect to these proceedings that shouldn't be overlooked is that, on the software front, they boil down to iOS versus Android (again). When Apple calls Samsung uninventive in its user interface, it's talking more about Android's perceived imitation of the iPhone's interface than whatever TouchWiz tweaks Samsung has slapped on top. And hey, if you're going to sue Google indirectly, you can't leave a major player like Samsung outside the courtroom, it just wouldn't be fair."

Ripoff artists. Now jump up and defend ripoff artists because apple called them out on it. Frakkin Koreans ripping off American IP. AND YOU FOLKS SUPPORT SUCH SHENANIGANS. NO WONDER THE ECONOMY IS TANKED.

Rev9

Rev9
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Hmm. Let's talk about cars -

-- Mercedes came out with Pre-Safe to detect crashes. Companies like Volvo are already copying this and putting it in their cars.
-- Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), brake assist was offered first by Mercedes-Benz. We already see these technologies being used by other car manufacturers.
-- Mercedes-Benz were the first one to offer 7 speed gear box. Look around and we see other companies doing this too.

Maybe I am not paying attention but I don't see Mercedes going around suing other car companies. Heck the way I see it, it forces them to innovate on a faster level. They are always ahead of the curve while other just copy stuff they innovate.
 
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lol, someone send this to LewRockwell, he's a horrible Apple Fanboy so I wanna see his head explode trying to fight the cognitive dissonance
 
Uhh... Apple did not create the Tablet PC design. The Tablet PC design has been around for about a decade!

It just wasn't terribly mainstream. But it was there.

Apple merely copied the Tablet PC design, like everyone else, because well, it is a standard design.

Apple has no standing to claim copyright on the Tablet PC design. Again, Apple did not innovate, design, or create the Tablet PC design.

This is like Apple trying to claim copyright on all monitor designs, all PC tower designs, or all laptops -- after other companies already made such things.

You don't wait for others to make something, copy it (and the iPad IS a copy of the Tablet PC design), then claim copyright on it!
 
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