The iPhone is a beautiful, quality, product. Apple deserves a lot of credit for making a great product, that has sold very well.
But, in deference to the Apple zealots, Apple did not invent the smart phone, or a handheld device with icons, or rounded corners, or a device that accepts voice commands, or everything shiny.
This is just a case of Apple using junk patents, to file bogus lawsuits, because Apple want's to pull a Tonya Harding and break the knee caps of Apple competitors.
Do you actually believe otherwise? Then please tell us what Apple actually invented?
I can tell the difference between a galaxy, and an ipad, with my eyes closed. I can do it easily, in just a couple of seconds. With my eyes open, I can tell the difference in a fraction of a second.
Apple is not just suing Samsung. Apple is suing everybody they can, with their junk patents. Apple is focusing on Samsung because Apple is most afraid of Samsung.
Of course the samsung has a basic tablet design, what you would expect a tablet to look like? A tire irion?
And who is to say that prices would not even be lower were not for Apple's junk patent scam?
And what has this done to the price of Androids?
And what happens in the future when Apple monolopizes the market? As Apple is clearly trying to do.
Patents are a system to reward innovation.
These are junk patents. Apple is clearly exploiting the broken patent system because Apple is scared of fair competition. I would support Apple, if these were real Apple innentions, but they clearly are not.
MS, Apple, and Oracle; are all working together to beat up google. Or do you actually think it's just a coincidence that all the bogus lawsuits against Android started at the same time?
That makes it sound like both sides are to blame, which is far from the truth. Apple was hammering Android makers with bogus lawsuits long before Android makers even started to defend themselves.
This is 100% Apple's fault. Make no mistake about that. You cannot blame for mugging victim for trying to fight back against the mugger. And Apple is the mugger, you can be sure of that.
Apple is using Tonya Harding tactics, just like MS routinely does. Apple is abusing the system because Apple does not want to compete in a fair market.
These junk patents, and junk lawsuits, have nothing to do with Apple defending any real IP.
Please do not blame Samsung, that is just not fair. If a guy gets mugged in an ally, and tries to fight back, do you blame the victim or the mugger? Apple is the mugger.
So it certainly has something to do with Google. If it's a Google product, it's up to Google to make sure it works correctly. No matter who Google contracts with.
Their wallet, checkout, or whatever really does suck. Not just because of security, but because of serious difficulty to setup and use, lack of features, and essentially no help from google.
I have used google wallet, and I have used paypal. Paypal is *far* superior.
I am far from a google hater. I even have some of those weenie google certs in analytics, and google apps. Sadly, Google merchant, and google wallet, are just not worth using.
Google is aware of the many problems with google apps, merchant, wallet, etc. But google only really cares about their bread-and-butter advertising business. Everything else is on a distant back burner. Google services, other than advertising, are things that google employees work on in their spare time - very low priority.
Any video/image of Chinese factories I've seen are typically as modern as any in the world (otherwise your iPhone will be made in India if you want third world sweatshop).
1) So what if it's "modern" try working 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, then sleeping on a 14" board, and getting up to do all again.
2) The Chinese are known to be extremely closed, and extremely propagandist. You cannot just walk into Foxconn and start taking photos of whatever you want. You only see what they want you to see.
Apple users tend to think of themselves as the types who would never wear animal furs. Apple users are ever-so-enlightened, humanitarian, environmentally aware, and ever-so-tasteful. So different than those dreadfully gauche Microsoft users.
Well Apple users, you support horrible slave labor. So maybe you could take your noses out of the air, just a little?
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Ever think of that? I wonder if Foxconn workers love Apple?
The iPhone is a beautiful, quality, product. Apple deserves a lot of credit for making a great product, that has sold very well.
But, in deference to the Apple zealots, Apple did not invent the smart phone, or a handheld device with icons, or rounded corners, or a device that accepts voice commands, or everything shiny.
This is just a case of Apple using junk patents, to file bogus lawsuits, because Apple want's to pull a Tonya Harding and break the knee caps of Apple competitors.
Do you actually believe otherwise? Then please tell us what Apple actually invented?
I call 'em as I see 'em.
We both know these are junk patents. We have both seen Apple pull the same scam again, and again. Who are you kidding?
Or, you really expect us to believe that Apple spent billions "inventing" rounded corners?
Apple is using junk patents to mug Apple competitors. We both know it. Why do you pretend otherwise?
DISCLAIMER: The lawsuit farce is just getting silly, and software patents are getting ridiculous.
And yet you defend Apple? Hypocrisy much?
I can tell the difference between a galaxy, and an ipad, with my eyes closed. I can do it easily, in just a couple of seconds. With my eyes open, I can tell the difference in a fraction of a second.
Apple is not just suing Samsung. Apple is suing everybody they can, with their junk patents. Apple is focusing on Samsung because Apple is most afraid of Samsung.
Of course the samsung has a basic tablet design, what you would expect a tablet to look like? A tire irion?
So taking someone to court because they copied your design is "mugging"? (talking about the original lawsuit, not this one)
Apple is not protecting their design. Apple is using junk patents to prevent fair competition. We both know it, why lie?
DISCLAIMER: I think patent lawsuits are stupid.
Yeah, unless it's Apple "protecting" their junk patents. Then you can't cheer loud enough. What a hypocrite.
No, Apple has allure because Apple produces some beautiful, and high quality, products.
But, Apple products are not that great. I can easily live without them.
In the past, I bought some ipods, and a few other Apple items. But I will not buy from Apple anymore.
Apple is not "protecting their IP." Apple is scamming the sytem with junk patents, and bogus lawsuits.
And who is to say that prices would not even be lower were not for Apple's junk patent scam?
And what has this done to the price of Androids?
And what happens in the future when Apple monolopizes the market? As Apple is clearly trying to do.
Patents are a system to reward innovation.
These are junk patents. Apple is clearly exploiting the broken patent system because Apple is scared of fair competition. I would support Apple, if these were real Apple innentions, but they clearly are not.
It's for your own good. Not only is your post irrelevant to the subject being discussed, it seems to be irrelevant to everything.
Okay, nevermind, I will leave to scream hysterically, and incoherently, about google.
Jobs loved junk patents, and bogus lawsuits, more than anybody. Apple's Tonya Harding tactics started long before Jobs died.
MS, Apple, and Oracle; are all working together to beat up google. Or do you actually think it's just a coincidence that all the bogus lawsuits against Android started at the same time?
Please explain how raising prices, reducting choice, and stifling innovation is a benefit to consumers?
Apple is using junk patents, to file junk law suits, in an effort to use MS/Tonya Harding tactics against the competition.
This is 100% Apple's fault, and 0% the fault of Android makers.
Apple is a scummy company, just like Microsoft. That is the truth of the situation.
All of these endless back and forth lawsuits
That makes it sound like both sides are to blame, which is far from the truth. Apple was hammering Android makers with bogus lawsuits long before Android makers even started to defend themselves.
This is 100% Apple's fault. Make no mistake about that. You cannot blame for mugging victim for trying to fight back against the mugger. And Apple is the mugger, you can be sure of that.
Apple is using Tonya Harding tactics, just like MS routinely does. Apple is abusing the system because Apple does not want to compete in a fair market.
These junk patents, and junk lawsuits, have nothing to do with Apple defending any real IP.
Please do not blame Samsung, that is just not fair. If a guy gets mugged in an ally, and tries to fight back, do you blame the victim or the mugger? Apple is the mugger.
There seems to be many models.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/185-9740896-4241560?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=Fujitsu+ScanSnap&x=10&y=19
It is, after all: **Google** Wallet.
So it certainly has something to do with Google. If it's a Google product, it's up to Google to make sure it works correctly. No matter who Google contracts with.
Their wallet, checkout, or whatever really does suck. Not just because of security, but because of serious difficulty to setup and use, lack of features, and essentially no help from google.
I have used google wallet, and I have used paypal. Paypal is *far* superior.
I am far from a google hater. I even have some of those weenie google certs in analytics, and google apps. Sadly, Google merchant, and google wallet, are just not worth using.
Google is aware of the many problems with google apps, merchant, wallet, etc. But google only really cares about their bread-and-butter advertising business. Everything else is on a distant back burner. Google services, other than advertising, are things that google employees work on in their spare time - very low priority.
It's actually just the opposite.
Slashdot publishes google smear stories practically everyday. Including stories with very little credibility, i.e. stories from personal blogs etc.
Any video/image of Chinese factories I've seen are typically as modern as any in the world (otherwise your iPhone will be made in India if you want third world sweatshop).
1) So what if it's "modern" try working 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, then sleeping on a 14" board, and getting up to do all again.
2) The Chinese are known to be extremely closed, and extremely propagandist. You cannot just walk into Foxconn and start taking photos of whatever you want. You only see what they want you to see.
Or, at least, Apple users are seen that way.
Apple users tend to think of themselves as the types who would never wear animal furs. Apple users are ever-so-enlightened, humanitarian, environmentally aware, and ever-so-tasteful. So different than those dreadfully gauche Microsoft users.
Well Apple users, you support horrible slave labor. So maybe you could take your noses out of the air, just a little?
Doesn't he use a police scanner? Actually, I think of super heros do that.
Ripped from old David Letterman "Top Ten List"
10. "Mars probe? What Mars probe?" ... Our space probe sucks -- heh, heh, heh
9. Forgot to use The Club
8. Those lying weasels at Radio Shack
7. Too much Tang
6. Made by G.E.
5. Them Martians musta shot it down with a ray gun
4. Heh, heh, heh
3. At least we didn't blow all our money on some dork screwing around with a car phone
2. Remember Watergate? Well, Nixon's up to his old tricks again!
1. Space monkeys