IPhone design ripped off Samsung? Not so much

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/iphone-design-ripped-samsung-not-so-much

by anderzole • 15 years ago

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Julie188• 15 years ago

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

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

> 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".

jpzeni• 15 years ago

That is not a good analogy. The reason knowck-off luxury purses get confiscated is because they are using the luxury brands' marks. The fashion industry is actually the perfect example of not being able to sue for 'look and feel'. There are very few trendsetting concepts or designs in fashion and 99% percent of the products sold are knock offs of some other product. The fact that you can't sue to protect a design is why there is tons of innovation and creativity in fashion.

larrik• 15 years ago

Those purses actually claim to be the originals, though. No one seriously expects a Samsung Galaxy to be sold as an iPhone.

dkl• 15 years ago

I disagree with this point. Those knock-offs are representing themselves as the original, using their trademarks. A very different thing.

Terretta2• 15 years ago

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."

drivebyacct22• 15 years ago

Totally "debunked" by AppleInsider. Yup, open/closed for sure.

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

Terretta2• 15 years ago

Debunked by the OP's article despite the misleading headline.

And regardless of AppleInsider, facts is facts: Samsung's wasn't seen till after Apple's was seen.

biot• 15 years ago

I see they both use the same fake hand for holding the product during photo shoots.

IPhone design ripped off Samsung? Not so much

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