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Samsung Halts Galaxy Tablet Promotion In Germany

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-tablet-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Samsung Electronics said Sunday it has pulled its latest Galaxy tablet from the IFA trade show in Berlin, after a German court approved an Apple-requested injunction — the latest move in a wide-reaching patent dispute between the two firms."

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  1. Re:Choice decided by courts by galaad2 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    good artists copy, great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas

    Source: Steve Jobs himself
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU

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    root@127.0.0.1
  2. On the Engadget Blog... by theolein · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This was posted there last night, and I was pretty surprised at the anger towards Apple in the comments (The comments there have since degenerated into an Apple Fanboi vs. the rest of the world "ur mom" catfight). But the general tone is clear: Apple could not have done more or better marketing for Samsung's devices. Apple is also royally hurting its own sacred brand with these type of actions, as the perception of Apple as the feisty underdog becomes one of an abusive monopoly similar to the way Microsoft has long been perceived.

  3. Re:Android devices before and after the iPhone/iPa by SnowZero · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So, if visual design is what matters, and not the software (which is different since the iOS is so superior as you would remind us), what do you think about this Samsung digital picture frame from 2006?:
        http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsung-digital-picture-frame-stores-pics-movies-music/

    Form follows function, which is why every TV and computing device is destined to look the same once a level of miniaturization is reached. That's why you see similar tablets in a 1970s TV show ("The Tomorrow People") and a movie from the 1960s ("2001 a Space Odyssey").

    Apple certainly is a style trendsetter, but really it is more about bringing things to market that are the closest to what the visionaries have already described. There's a rather clear evolution from other mp3 players through to the ipod, iphone, and then ipad. And yes, along the way things came from non-Apple sources too.. the next iphone will have screen dimensions suspiciously like an HTC EVO, and a notification bar straight from Android. That's what happens in competition.

    I'm sorry this conflicts with your worldview that all these nice Apple products were invented in a vacuum.