Comments on: Apple Files New Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung In California

By: contentnext

contentnext — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:00:09 +0000

Posting the same comments from different accounts while pretending to be different people isn’t cool. Closing the thread as I think everyone has said what they are going to say regardless of which side you are on.

By: Staci D. Kramer

Staci D. Kramer — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:39:29 +0000

@dc86d3061cf9ee6faa659c018283c449:disqus speaking of reality distortion fields, we’re a news site staffed by professional journalists, owned until last week by Guardian News & Media and now by GigaOM.

By: Adam R.

Adam R. — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:30:15 +0000

This site (paidContent) is s shill for companies like google.
And anyone who thinks it has factual stories is delusional.

This site has articles that companies like google pay them to host. And this article shows up ONLY on a google search… I wonder why.

I guess Google is desperate to create their own version of reality — does this mean they liked Steve’s invention of a Reality Distortion Field, and now they want to copy more than just his ideas?

By: Uplift Humanity

Uplift Humanity — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:50:15 +0000

You’re OBVIOUSLY intelligent.
Ha ha ha ha ha!!!

Go eat some applesauce, and leave the real thinking to people who have a clue.

You think the Siri name was used to commemorate his Syrian biology? You’re not only clueless, you’re wrong. Steve Jobs HATED his biological Syrian father because he (in his mind) abandoned Steve (gave him up for adoption). His mother wasn’t Syrian. So for Steve to make his father’s heritage a centerpiece would be the same as a Jewish parent naming their new child Adolf.

Steve would not name his new “child” (Siri) after someone/something he absolutely hated.

The reason companies choose non-sensical names such as this is:
1) They are legally safe (not copyrighted) everywhere in the worldwide – since wants to use the name in every country it sells in.

2) The name shouldn’t have a negative meaning/connotation in any language (remember the “Nova”?).

3) It has to be easy to remember, pronounce, and have good “mouthfeel” & “ear-sound” in every language

SO NEXT TIME YOUR BRAIN ITCHES, PLEASE PUNCH IT. I’m POSITIVE you’ll stop feeling the itch.

By: fsdgdfg

fsdgdfg — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:08:55 +0000

Apple has a lot of shitty patents that don’t even count as ideas. These things should just not be patentable.

By: Daniel Stoner

Daniel Stoner — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:42:11 +0000

Lookit… Apple needs to “appopriate” the SWYPE keyboard, or their own similar version, or they will continue to get stomped by Android. Nobody wants Apple’s crap non-swype keyboard. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Maybe google stole some of their IP arguably. So Apple should fight fire with fire – then when they get sued (inevitably), courts will see the big picture and take the approach of fairness by saying “both win” (both stole each others’ ideas), or “both lose” — either way, it’s more or less a wash, not a lose-only proposition for Apple (if they had a slam dunk case in the courts they would have sued 2 years ago, not now, so even if they “win”, it will likely be a marginal/mixed bag of success. Go on the offensive now, Apple – don’t wait to find out which/whether this or that court will protect you, and to what extent.

By: mikedel

mikedel — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:29:01 +0000

I’ve had Macs, and a couple of iPods, and I like the quality and innovation of Apple products. However, their predatory legal behavior has totally turned me off to them. I recently bought a new laptop, and a new tablet, and largely because of their behavior, Apple was not even a consideration. I recognize that this bothers them not at all, but one does what one can.

By: ShlomoFish

ShlomoFish — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:55 +0000

It’s undeniable that shamsung blatantly ripped off the designs, subtle details, packaging, and trade dress from the iPhones. No doubt about it. They only made a lame attempt to tweak this-that to make the Galaxy look different. It’s unfortunate that this activity does not stand in court just because it is not something that can be patented (copyrighted maybe?). I find it frustrating that Apple couldn’t really fight this successfully as shamsung have been copying for a long time. From a business strategy point of view, such behavior is something that works great for samsung. So is their market over-saturation of a plethora of models that are pretty much the same cheaply made galaxy. But it is not just shamsung that does this, this is a chronic problem with korean companies, who try to pass off as having their own uniqueness and imagination, when it fact many are rip off products that are thinly “accented”.

By: unbound55

unbound55 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:17:04 +0000

Please tell me you aren’t this naive.

By: Radha Manasha

Radha Manasha — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:09:23 +0000

seriously, whats wrong with apple? are they losing the war and thinking with their ba**s?