Like the article posted here the other day said "I want a MacBook Air not made by Apple". I think the Macbook Air looks sexy, but no way I'm funnelling money into an organisation this hellbent on taking away my choices.
Here's hoping Apple and it's power-crazy, trigger-happy lawyers are a short-lived phenomenon which goes away when people stop buying their products as a protest.
Edit: Hm, I don't want to speak too quickly here, but after looking at your profile I'm guessing that you already have a strong opinion about Apple that I'm not likely to sway. So if you've made up your mind, fair enough. No sense in arguing about it. I just thought I would provide a counterpoint to what seems to be a common misconception about these suits.
In the past, people would try to come up with arguments as to why Windows is better, and ran more games. Today it's all about Android.
It really makes me cringe that some people buy Android because it's "not Apple" rather than because there's amazing Android devices out there.
(Disclaimer: I own an iPad, a Xoom and some Macs)
So, long story short: This is a problem for Samsung, but at the moment nothing is "permanent".
Nevertheless even the decision of the LG itself isn't final, but it concerns a "preliminary injunction". However in cases like these, it is unlikely the end result would be different.
The subject was an injunction, i don't know how the author comes to the conclusion of a permanent ban. This is just a prequel to the real trial.
Won't this be relevant for an issue of international trade?
Beyond that, perhaps even WTO appeals would need to be considered...
And then: "The court is of the opinion that Apple's minimalistic design isn't the only technical solution to make a tablet computer," Brueckner-Hoffmann explained, "other designs are possible."
I'm not a lawyer, so I might get laughed out here, but this just seems like a ridiculous claim. Other designs are possible, that much is true. You can make a car with 5 wheels and the engine in the passenger's seat too, doesn't mean there's going to be a market for it. My common sense might be too common, but I hope this gets thrown out at higher levels of the court.
Edit: To clarify, I own neither, and I am not interested in either, I just found the situation too absurd not to chime in.
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Samsung in comparison just looks lazy.
Apple has won this battle, here's to hoping they will lose the war.
Imagine if every car manufacturer would have to come up with a new user interface for the basics of the vehicle, if having front, rear and side windows would somehow be considered something that you could have the rights to.
