This is beginning to sound like an American football game. Each side looking for offsetting penalties.
Samsung's Japanese iPhone block bid fails
Apple’s global patent dispute with Samsung took another twist at the weekend after it was revealed a Tokyo court rejected a request by the Korean electronics giant for an injunction to stop all iPhone sales in Japan. Samsung’s patent infringement claims revolved around technology used in the iPhone 4 and 4S for the downloading …
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Monday 22nd October 2012 08:55 GMT JetSetJim
Re: Perhaps.....
Given Apple have over $100bn in cash lying around under various mattresses, I suspect that this wasn't Sammy's objective in launching the proceedings.
One does have to wonder if the legal departments of both companies have some weird "performance related pay" incentive scheme resulting in all these suits being fired off all over the world.
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Monday 22nd October 2012 13:26 GMT Philip Lewis
Re: Perhaps.....
Samsung could have decided not to be a "cheap copy" supplier from the outset, but they didn't.
On a different point, I had a Galaxy something or other in my hand yesterday, running some version of Android 2.3.x. Another phone for which Samsung has decided not to offer any upgrades. The first thing that struck me was the big green battery on the lock screen (is that the term?) I mean, there are a zillion ways to visually represent power life expectancy, and an infinite number of colours available. So just why DID Google choose something quite obviously a "look-a-like" of the Apple?
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Monday 22nd October 2012 17:59 GMT Oninoshiko
Re: Perhaps.....
maybe because we have been using a filled battery to represent the fullness of a battery, oh since before the iphone existed?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palm-m505.jpg (note the battery, and that this image was uploaded before the iphone was released. So, why did apple need to steal the appearance from palm?)
as to why green, it's indicated safety since atleast the 1800s:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green#Safety_and_permission
Of course, Apple likes to steal symbols from railroads, dont they?
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