Apple strikes on Samsung, wants to ban the Galaxies in the US

07 July, 2011
Apple has made the next step into the patent war against Samsung. Yesterday Apple has filed a complaint to the US International Trade Commission (USITC) requesting a ban for every Galaxy S phone in the...

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  • 08 Jul 2011

Anonymous, 08 Jul 2011And did you know that with every purchase of a Samsung Gala... moredude, the guys already says he owned the phone.. i bet he knows already about that heat problems and you go on and on with your sarcasm.. lol.. not that i hate sarcasm.. but....

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    • Anonymous
    • qC$
    • 08 Jul 2011

    Alex, 08 Jul 2011I have already a galaxy s2 I don't care if americans will ... moreAnd did you know that with every purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S2 you get a FREE air conditioner? Since the phone suffers from overheating problems and for many users has become too hot to put up to their ear to make a call and for others it shuts off because it got too hot. This is a great free item to get with your Samsung Galaxy S2. And when the phone finally does burn out from overheating you can always use the AC in your window.

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      • 08 Jul 2011

      Whats with the apple samsung again..? Basically.. This is just a child act.

      All u need to proof next is.. Build ur own phone.. Dont care the design or anything.. And sell it to the world.. Use market shares, amount of phone sold and etc to compete.. The one getting lowest score just stfu and stop all the big commosion.. Why apple is so scared if its just a button lookalike samsung..? If ur iphone can sell well in the world... Why bother..?

      I have ipad.. And i love it.. I just dont understand why they need to do this kind of commosion... Zzzz

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        • m5S
        • 08 Jul 2011

        They're both good phones, who really cares?! I bought the iPhone because I use the iTunes for my music. These conversations really do bore me, the subject is the Patent war, not who is better than who.

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          • Ashura
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          • 08 Jul 2011

          Anonymous, 08 Jul 2011Yes it is interesting that they are not going after the rea... moreExactely my point

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            • Alex
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            • 08 Jul 2011

            I have already a galaxy s2
            I don't care if americans will never get it
            And it is obvious that samsung prefers to.sell everywhere else
            Never mind for usa this country like protectionism and apple
            I prefer liberty and free choice
            And samsung galaxy s2

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              • PFQ
              • 08 Jul 2011

              What PATENT did Apple reffering??
              A CAR have 4tires does is makes other car makers need to change patent of the car tires into 5tires??? Apple pls think??

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                • Anonymous
                • p%n
                • 08 Jul 2011

                AnonD-1825, 08 Jul 2011did i understood you right, are you saying that iPhone can'... moreNow read what I actually said. The ORIGINAL iPhone got to market with that rather basic function missing!!

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                  • 08 Jul 2011

                  Infamous MOBBSTER, 08 Jul 2011An overwhelming majority of people who've been commenting o... moreOh yeah. Because here, we WRITE. We don't speak, grammer police.

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                    • Infamous MOBBSTER
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                    • 08 Jul 2011

                    An overwhelming majority of people who've been commenting on this post cannot speak English correctly.

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                      • 08 Jul 2011

                      AnonD-1846, 08 Jul 2011I know and so far GS2 still the best even if I'm a big Moto... moreI have a Nexus 1 with 2.3.4 gingerbread. i dont konw if its worth changing for the sensation 4g or the GS2. I really like my Nexus 1

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                        • 08 Jul 2011

                        AnonD-1906, 08 Jul 2011Bell is a carrier in Canada and its going to sell the Samsu... moreI know and so far GS2 still the best even if I'm a big Moto fan, only the Droid Bionic 4G may be better but we have to wait and see.

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                          • wrb
                          • 08 Jul 2011

                          Samsung Androids are really really gaining grounds in Indonesia... and the iphone 4 facade is nearing its end here.. i have an Ipad but i ditch it for a Galaxy Tab, way more flexible, iphone is for people who does not like to mess with their gadgets, it has limited flexibility. off course Samsung build quality is plastic crap, but in terms of OS, Android is like a Symbian on Steroid..more possibility on the go as the ad suggest hahaha

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                            • 08 Jul 2011

                            AnonD-1846, 08 Jul 2011Samsung Galaxy S II US launch delay down to carrier disi... moreBell is a carrier in Canada and its going to sell the Samsung galaxy SII

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                              • 08 Jul 2011

                              Samsung Galaxy S II
                              US launch delay
                              down to carrier
                              disinterest?
                              Worth Reading?
                              No Yes
                              +1 [1 votes]
                              Samsung’s Galaxy S II remains
                              one of our favorite smartphones
                              here at Android Community, and
                              with sales passing 3m worldwide
                              in the first 55 days of availability,
                              its absence from the US market
                              is increasingly frustrating.
                              According to a new report from
                              Korea, however, that may not
                              change any time soon; Chosun
                              Ilbo claims that US carriers like
                              Verizon are dismissing the Galaxy
                              S II because Samsung ’s CDMA
                              expertise lags behind that of
                              Motorola and others.
                              According to the paper,
                              Motorola “makes phones that
                              work best with the American
                              mobile protocol CDMA. That
                              means US telecoms have a
                              better alternative. ” Although the
                              Galaxy S was the best selling
                              Android device in the US at one
                              point in 2010, carriers are
                              supposedly less inclined to pick
                              up its successor because HTC
                              and Motorola are offering more
                              compelling CDMA options now.
                              “When the Galaxy S smartphone
                              was launched last year, no
                              competing new models by
                              Motorola and HTC were
                              available ” the paper suggests.
                              “As far as US telecoms were
                              concerned, the Galaxy S was the
                              only alternative to the iPhone
                              last year. But the new model
                              faces much tougher competition ”
                              Samsung has not confirmed the
                              rumors, but an unnamed
                              executive from the company did
                              admit that “negotiations with
                              American telecom companies
                              have dragged on ” while
                              European sales flourish and the
                              Canadian carriers are gung-
                              ho about the handset.
                              [via GottaBeMobile]

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                                • 08 Jul 2011

                                Someone, 08 Jul 2011Love it or Hate it. Like it or Not. Apple truly chang... moreDude, there are 3.5 billion mobile users in the world. 80 million is not even one third of the US population. You are mixing up profits per handset with actual units sold. When it comes selling units Apple is one the worst in the market and like absolut last on the list. Nokia sold 480 million units only last year and Samsung sold like 370 million. They might not the best phones from the companies but they still sold them.

                                Apple on the other hand is the master of making profit. There is no denying Apple made a big profit targeting the not so smart segment of phone users that are told by friend and social circles to get the iPhone. Most of them don't even know why they bought it.

                                Apple has created a sect like i said before, it's no longer normal users with free will. It's like everybody saying in Tv and magazines that you have to look a certain way and have a certain type of body to be accepted by society as "cool".

                                I have to commend Apple for targeting i segment of users no phone company gave a damn about before with high price smart devices. I am talking about women, children, teenagers, social wannabes and trend freaks.

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                                  • 08 Jul 2011

                                  Someone, 08 Jul 2011Love it or Hate it. Like it or Not. Apple truly chang... moreAlso, Apple sold 80 million phones by being almost the MOST EXPENSIVE of the phone's.

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                                    • 08 Jul 2011

                                    michael tawroginski , 07 Jul 2011Nothing new,samsung copy allmost everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Samsung have own develop by their own engineers perfect electronic factory and technology for PCBa but now someone talk because Samsung Copy. Samsung Copy only the looking apearance outside phone no other parts because other parts is to worst to be copy from Apple. When Samsung develop first mobile phone Apple doesnt exist like company.
                                    When Apple start to work , they employ engineers from other manufacturers like Nokia, Ericsson,Samsung and they pay them 4 times more to copy in first step and develop second step, and 2007 year they just copy all PCBa technology from other manufacturers and send to their onw PCBa.That is how Apple high price rubbish start this business.

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                                      • 08 Jul 2011

                                      [deleted post]Love it or Hate it.

                                      Like it or Not.

                                      Apple truly changed the mobile phone industry. From pricing, packaging, network relations, marketing, customer perception, operating system and hardware.

                                      The stupid thing is that the other phone manufacturers LET APPLE TAKE THEIR MARKETSHARE and sell 80 million phones.

                                      Samsung, Nokia, RIM and LG all just sat and watched as the iPhone became the amazing sensation and success that it is.

                                      You've heard the anecdotal evidence - Nokia sacked a whole bunch of people when iPhone was unveiled at Macworld in January 2007. RIM laughed at Apple in Jan 2007 at trying to "put a Mac computer in a phone".

                                      80 Million People bought an Apple phone instead of a phone by another company - WHY DID THE OTHER COMPANIES LET THIS HAPPEN???

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                                        • 08 Jul 2011

                                        David, 08 Jul 2011It's because Android owners are mostly objective and open a... moreLOL totally agreed dude.. most of them only described it as FAST.. while FAST is getting old nowadays.. and some others are completely honest about their answer, "because it's from apple".. there's nothing wrong with that really, but these kind of people usually cannot accept the fact that even iphone has flaws..