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Galaxy Nexus Designed To Avoid Infringing Apple Patents

Posted by Unknown on from the samsung-looks-away-guiltily dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an except from an article on Geek.com about the Galaxy Nexus: "Samsung has been on the receiving end of many an Apple lawsuit in recent months, and in some cases a ban on selling its products. The Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which was unveiled last night, could also come under close scrutiny in the courts once Apple takes a look at it. But unlike previous Samsung Android devices, the chances of that happening are apparently going to be diminished or even non-existent. Shin Jong-kyun, the president of Samsung's mobile division, admitted yesterday that the Galaxy Nexus has been developed taking into account Apple's patents."

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  1. I like it by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They released a picture of it. Looks pretty sweet.

    But it may still infringe on Apple's "Physical object with an ability to dial a number" patent.

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    1. Re:I like it by h4rr4r · · Score: 2, Funny

      That single color scheme thing might get them too.

    2. Re:I like it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      It has rounded corners -> fail.

    3. Re:I like it by GameboyRMH · · Score: 2, Funny

      That was literally the first thing I checked for. Rectangular + corners that aren't so sharp they come with warning signs = Apple lawsuit.

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  2. Re:Galaxy SII by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    You dont understand. Anything released by any company in any field is an "answer to the iPhone xx" where xx is the model of the last iPhone released. Black and Deckers new toaster oven? Their answer to the iPhone 4s. The new Toyota Prius? Their answer to the iPhone 4s. And so on.

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