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Samsung: Android's Multitouch Not As Good As Apple's

Posted by timothy on from the when-the-facts-are-on-your-side dept.

itwbennett writes "Hoping to avoid a sales ban in the Netherlands, Samsung has said that Android's multitouch software doesn't work as well as Apple's. Samsung lawyer Bas Berghuis van Woortman said that while Apple's technology is a 'very nice invention,' the Android system is harder for developers to use. Arguing the bizarre counterpoint, Apple's lawyer Theo Blomme told judge Peter Blok, that the Android multitouch isn't inferior and does so infringe on Apple's patent: 'They suggest that they have a lesser solution, but that is simply not true,' said Blomme."

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  1. Re:As good a time as any other by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, but those are *square* icons, you see.

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    There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
  2. What's wrong with this picture by puddingebola · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I swear to God, our multitouch sucks, its nowhere as good as Apple's. He's lying your honor, their Samsung multitouch is almost as good as Apple's

  3. New sales pitch... by GrahamCox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Samsung: Our phones are WAAAAY crappier than Apple's!
    Apple: No they're not, they're just as good!

    Bizarro world.

  4. Simply fascinating by theRunicBard · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have gotten to the point where Samsung is insisting Android is crap while Apple is insisting it is every bit as good as their technology. Could an actual flying pig be more than a week away?

  5. Are we in opposite land? by subreality · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel like I've fallen into a Monty Python skit.

    Vendor A: "I assure you our product inferior to the competition's!"

    Vendor B: "Don't believe his lies! His product is every bit as good as ours!"

    Something is seriously wrong in the market if we're getting arguments like this.