People from Cupertino filed a lawsuit for Samsung Electronics Co., saying that Sammy copied the design and some user interface of their iPad/iPhone for their Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets.
From Apple:
“Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.”
The Galaxy S and the iPhone 3GS has similarities with the design and packaging not just that, it has also application icons like music, phone, SMS, and contacts just like the mentioned Apple product. I wonder if the LG Superphone series got similarities with the Samsung and Apple products as well..
“It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging,” an Apple representative said. “This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple’s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas.”
To make it more interesting, Samsung is a major supplier of components for Apple products like displays and processors. Cool huh?
With this problem going on, I will not be surprised if they want to bring in the MacBook Air against the Samsung Series 9 notebook to the mix. What do you think? Is Apple doing this to hold down Samsung or is there really some infringing rights going on?
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