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Apple Bringing Second Lawsuit To Samsung, Won't Wait For Appeal
sl4shd0rk writes "Hot on the heels of last year's Apple win over Samsung, Apple is geared up for its second attempt at knocking Samsung's alleged copy-cat products off the store shelves. District Judge Lucy Koh asked both parties if they could stay the new case while the first one goes up on Appeal. Apple denied citing a delay would "seriously and irreparably prejudice Apple." The company "will likely suffer a long-term loss of market share and of downstream sales". Samsung replied with a statement saying "Apple will be unable to meet its burden of proving infringement without resorting to the same improper 'representative product' strategy," [that shouldn't have been allowed in the first case.] Although some may think this is a good move for business on Apple's part, some claim the litigation is responsible for Apple's dipping sales and stock prices as well as Increased visibility of Samsung. In the end however, all this litigation is most likely going to be shouldered on the pocketbook of the consumer'"
They just don't know it yet.
I thought the sitting CEO said he never wanted to sue to begin with, that the case was already in play when jobs died. If that were true, why a new lawsuit??
have you seen my sig? there are many others like it but none that are the same
These lawsuits are really affecting my decision to but a new iPhone. I just don't want to support such business practices. On the other hand the iPhone 5 is super shiny... decisions, decisions.
The standard procedure of a large company in decline.
Samsung should make a commercial out of this.
I really wish I had a time machine. So I could show this to the Apple fanboys in the 90s - back when if you pointed out ANY criticism of Apple you'd get mod'ed down to oblivion and a shitload of comments like - "bu..bu..but Microsoft!"
Listen folks, attaching yourself (identity) to anything, let alone some corporation's products, will lead to heartbreak.
*expecting some smug comments from FOSS people now.*
Just in time for the release of the Samsung Galaxy S IV! I think the product launch can use any extra visibility that Apple is willing to give.
In other news, Apple has decided to upgrade their own-foot-shooting shotgun to fully automatic.
"The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.
The Judge asked Apple's lawyers, "Can stay the new case while the first one goes up on Appeal?" The only question they heard was "Do you want more or fewer billable hours?"
...as well as Increased visibility of Samsung.
Samsung's visibility has a lot more to do with the fact that they spend gajillions of dollars on advertising than with any of the lawsuits they're involved in. Hell, they're spending more than Apple, HP, Dell, and Microsoft combined when it comes to advertising. And then, on top of that they're spending about the same amount again on sales promotions. Billions upon billions of dollars.
If you're a company that wants visibility, that's one way you can do it. That's how they did it. It's working for them. You'd have to willfully choose to ignore the obvious if you're seriously suggesting that these lawsuits that only niche communities are even aware of and concerned with are in any way responsible for a significant increase in the visibility of Samsung.
How can a product be a copy cat when it is *better* and *more innovative* than the original?
SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
How in the world would this ever *not* be the case?
Remember the golden rule: "it's" always expands to "it is". No exceptions.
It's been a wet summer.(contraction of it has).
Grammar Nazi smackdown.
BM3
Screw both Swatch and Apple in the same go.
Anyways, its obvious Apples is just pissing money away on something they seem to be losing out on. Even if Samsung blatantly stole their original design cue's directly from Apple, the fact is Samsung is now the largest alternative to Apple, and nothing Apple is going to do to stop that. Even if Apple win's billions in compensation the fact is Samsung has created an empire suitable to dethrone Apple, which was Steve Jobs greatest fear, for Apple to become a runner up again.
Of course its ridiculous to think that Apple could be dethroned on something like rounded corners on a rectangle, but the reality is Apple knows they did nothing innovative with iOS other then present a grid of rounded rectangles. Hell Steve Jobs even pissed on using a stylus with a Smartphone and Samsung has captured a huge market of people buying phones and tablets with a stylus now.
These lawsuits are just working against Apple now their stock has tanked; while everyone was on board to support Apple when their stock was $700 a share those same people are just as easily out looking for blood.
Apple isn't a darling anymore in anybody's eyes and their continued behavior will just cause more investors to lose faith that they can no longer remain an innovative company, just a has been trying to protect their old patents.
I haven't thought of anything clever to put here, but then again most of you haven't either.
While we're at it, why are contractions only viable for 2 words? What about it'lln't, I'd've, wouldn't've, I'ven't, and the like. Language needs to catch up with my boundless laziness.
You'sre right, you can'st possibly use an apostrophe without a following "S".
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
Oh, yeah, the fees you agreed to, to get that great rate on the phone.
So why don't the major U.S. carriers give any discount on the monthly bill to customers who choose to bring their own phone or to buy the phone up front at retail price? As far as I can tell, T-Mobile is the only carrier to offer this sort of price structure among the four non-MVNO nationwide carriers in the US, and T-Mobile's coverage is fourth place out of the four.
While we're at it, why are contractions only viable for 2 words?
Because when you get into unbounded contractions, your language begins to sound like a polysynthetic language.
Here's what the picture is:
1. Sales are below forecasts.
2. Margins are decreasing.
3. Profits from operations are slightly down.
4. Apple has missed revenue and profit forecasts its last 3 quarters.
5. Apple (as usual) issues a lot of stock as part of its compensation program.
6. Earnings per share declines.
7. Apple is churning its product line with minor tweaks rather than real innovation.
8. Apple is suing like crazy.
9. People are wondering where the profit growth is going to come from.
10. The stock has lost 40% of its market value.
The patent system defines the playing field. Apple is just playing in it like everyone else.
No, Apple is playing it like a thuggish bully. And paying the price in terms of alienating its former fanatic supporters.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.