Slashdot Mirror
Galaxy Nexus Designed To Avoid Infringing Apple Patents
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."
The color green has long been used to indicate placing a call
[citation needed]
Based on the various office phones I've used since the 1980s, if I were to pick a color I'd have said the color red "has long been used to indicate placing a call" - if I were to associate a color with it at all (which isn't likely).
#DeleteChrome
He basically admitted to violating Apple patents with current products.
And for competition, for now Samsung has learned to avoid copying Apple in design. Now maybe they can do something original.
Meanwhile, Samsung is trying to submarine the standardization process with its patents, and the courts aren't buying it.