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IPhone design ripped off Samsung? Not so much

13 points| anderzole | 15 years ago |networkworld.com | reply

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[+] Julie188|15 years ago|reply
It's all in the timing. But seriously, the days where you can sue, and win, over someone ripping off your "look and feel" are over, aren't they? Apple needs to cut it out.
[+] pdenya|15 years ago|reply
I'm not sure if you read through all the details but it looks like Apple has a pretty strong case for Samsung ripping off their look and feel. The look and feel points get very specific and there are quite a lot of them.
[+] allwein|15 years ago|reply
> the days where you can sue, and win, over someone ripping off your "look and feel" are over, aren't they?

Most definitely not. As proof of that, take a look at all the knock-off luxury purses that are continuously being confiscated by the police as "counterfeit".

[+] Terretta|15 years ago|reply
Debunked:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/19/android_fans_a...

In fact, from the OP's article:

"There's just one small problem. While the photo above might make great fodder for those reflexively inclined to believe that Apple has no case, the fact is that the photo is utterly misleading."

[+] drivebyacct2|15 years ago|reply
Totally "debunked" by AppleInsider. Yup, open/closed for sure.

Can we get over this? Everyone steals, especially in UI.

[+] biot|15 years ago|reply
I see they both use the same fake hand for holding the product during photo shoots.