Apple sues Samsung for copying iPhone and iOS looks

19 April, 2011
Apple has filed suit against Samsung for patent and trademark infringement, or more particularly, the Galaxy S smartphones copying the iPhone - both the design and the TouchWiz UI. Samsung is preparing...

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Ha Ha Ha. I don't think apple knows what is user friendliness. kinda dependent on itunes for every thing,no bluetooth sharing etc. may be once Sammy looked like Apple but not anymore with the arrival of GALAXY S II. may be apple is afraid of it and its own market which is already deteriorating.

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    • Aaron
    • t7X
    • 19 Apr 2011

    jj78biker, 19 Apr 2011how can a square be a infrigment lol, and lets face it neal... moreN8 has the lowest specced CPU that can run HDMI. It's not all about dual cores ang gigahertz. Software optimization plays a huge role.

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      • Anonymous
      • tRe
      • 19 Apr 2011

      I think that they are sueing for $$ to make iPhone 5, 6 and so on. They need more $$ to get the 'BEST' components from the market.

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        • muahaha
        • nmU
        • 19 Apr 2011

        Apple has too much time on theyr hands to raise this type of lawsuits...
        so what if galaxy looks similar to iphone...ill say its only the course of evolution in sammys line up.
        apple cant handle that rivals makes money with an "copy"...
        What if sammy says that no more parts from us?
        Ur just jellous that sgs2 and tab 10.1 is better than ip5 nor pad2...
        apples statements just raises sammys sales!!!! you will see

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          • Anonymous
          • smT
          • 19 Apr 2011

          Android has now become the top phone os and the galaxy s2 is about to be this years huge big hitter must have phone,Apple is getting very worried and trying to use childish legal moves

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            • bobby
            • uCr
            • 19 Apr 2011

            samsung is sam and apple is apps

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              • LRaC
              • jZt
              • 19 Apr 2011

              hey apple...stop whining and just move on...samsung already had touchscreen phones before ur stupid iphone...and stop with the lawsuit...its ridiculous...if this is the case....coke can sue pepsi then?????

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                • Anonymous
                • QXP
                • 19 Apr 2011

                Having curved edges and similar Icons doesn't imply Samsung is copying Apple. Does iPhone have front camera, more than one physical button, removable battery, or memory card? Samsung (Android) is eating the market share of iPhone and Galaxy II will further dent their sales which is released before iPhone 5. Apple is now getting scared of Android and the success of their hardware manufacturers.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pXD
                  • 19 Apr 2011

                  Aaron, 19 Apr 2011No other phone company can top Nokia in designing phones. J... moreI beg to differ. Quality and client support aside, designwise, SE takes the cake hands down.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • smT
                    • 19 Apr 2011

                    BEWARE

                    Do not release a top rated touchscreen phone with a menu button or apple will sue you for copying their touchscreen invention

                    YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

                    Apple are really starting to a bit desperateedgy now,Android has become the worlds top os,and experts have predicted that ios is losing ground and will be the third placed os behind wp7 within next couple of years.
                    Its their own fault for releasing the same expensive products year after year with a few 'tweaks' or 'upgrades' but with more inherent faults. Even some of the most blind idrone fanboys are waking up.

                    Ironic samsung provides most of the the most important part of apples iphones so if anything apple if copying samsungs deigns,the major part apple designed itself is the antenna which is of course design terribly.

                    Apple seems to want to sue any company which dares to release a smartphone,the ironic part being that most of those smartphones are better than apples and these companies have been making phones years before apple has,but as usual apple seems to think they invented phones

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                      • MANUSONA
                      • s82
                      • 19 Apr 2011

                      This is ridiculous! The allegation is not only valid, but its a bad thing for tech. Lovers. Now the days come to a pt. Where the companies should think to release only hardwares i.e. Mobiles without OS. and the user should have the liberty to choose the os of their choices! I'd rather prefer Nokia, as they at least dont hurry and they always release something they invent and their each model carry their own recognition! Long live Nokia!

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                        • Soulless
                        • SH9
                        • 19 Apr 2011

                        It's true that the design of the Galaxy S and Ace are similar to the iphone 3GS and 4 respectively, but seriously, how can apple talk about "unique" when their hardware is made by other companies? For example, the iphone 4's processor is made by samsung and the screen made by LG. Sure they are great phones but in terms of inovation, thumbs up for Samsung and LG.

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                          • Mr_Maz
                          • MJ4
                          • 19 Apr 2011

                          if Samsung are copying Apple on the tablet design, then I think the Vatican should sue Apple for copying the tablet design for the 10 Commandments! A Tablet is a Tablet, there are only s mall amount of variations you can make due to the nature of the genre.

                          And this is before you consider the fact that the iPad was merely the first major tablet to reach mass production, it was not the first tablet invented or even to reach a prototype stage

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vaN
                            • 19 Apr 2011

                            Aaron, 19 Apr 2011No other phone company can top Nokia in designing phones. J... moreyour post is soooooooooo out of topic!

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                              • Am9
                              • 19 Apr 2011

                              http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3598&idPhone2=3416
                              Samsung has just to sue LG, and Apple will have to look for new suppliers.

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                                • Aaron
                                • t7X
                                • 19 Apr 2011

                                No other phone company can top Nokia in designing phones. Just look at the N8 and E7, N97 mini and N900, E75 and E90.

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                                  • AnonD-1170
                                  • ib3
                                  • 19 Apr 2011

                                  I've to agree that some of the Galaxy product looks identical to Apple iPhone... The best example was the Galaxy Ace!
                                  Well, UI? I have to agree it as well, bottom dock bar with 4 icon really looks alike to apple one...

                                  So, there is some possibility that Samsung DOES copy from Apple, but the main point is, who cares bout it?

                                  I mean, at least my country is, a contract free SGS is almost 25% cheaper than a iPhone 4[16GB]
                                  No one really cares bout the look and UI when you come to the consumer end. So, for me at least, Apple did a pointless move, and it is suing someone who provides them a huge amount of parts, especially the A5 dual cores chip...

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • tRe
                                    • 19 Apr 2011

                                    @ Trichar

                                    Stop being jealous about the popularity of Android. I see few people talking about iPhone now. All talking about Android.

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                                      • abhi
                                      • TL5
                                      • 19 Apr 2011

                                      Three mobile companies that have kept innovative and unique touchscreen phone designs of their own r -> Sony Ericsson, HTC and Apple.
                                      Others r just wannabe's.............

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                                        • ssn
                                        • uvq
                                        • 19 Apr 2011

                                        First of all this issue' s basic reason is apple itself not sg

                                        because of apple's "closed nature" in their products every user of their products gets hurted everybody knows this while using old 2g iphone ipad pc with a slow browser

                                        they cannot blame sg for their lag in the mobile market they must know the "survival of the fittest theory"

                                        their only advansed technology is the " capasitive touch screen "
                                        inspite 2mp camera no flash , crap design , no user friendly battery , 2g only for a such high cost,. etc ...

                                        can anybody say in india they can get repaired their first iphone device?

                                        first, apple must understand the user's requirement & market situation

                                        onday they gave somebody a surprise shock today sg is in their position

                                        this issue itself shows the level of the apple's fear this is also an anothet minus point

                                        even sg's latest products got rejected by the users because of their poor performance

                                        sg has a variety of products in different prices for different users what was apple's status for the past years?

                                        because of this issue once againg apple boosts the sg s power they may release some new products with new models & new features

                                        we samsung fans are with sg only

                                        "an apple a day can keeps the doctor away at the same time an apple user must first forget their money " becoz now it is apples money even we cannot get fullfilled by their products for a little time also

                                        we are expecting more feature products from sg

                                        great work sg keep it up