This is not a Patent issue in the UK. We do not have anything called a "design patent" here. As has been pointed out, the only argument here is "Is it intended to be mistaken for an Apple product" and for that to happen, it would probably have to have the workd "apple" or an Apple-like logo on it,. It didn't It did not appear to be an Apple product to anyone who has ever seen the genuine article (operating), and did not say Apple on it, or its box. No one who wanted an Apple product would go away with a Samsung product (Unlike some "Hyphone" products).
UK law is not the same as American. and our judges are quite often sensible and often have a sense of humour. A sense of "cool" is much less common in judges, and most people here are well aware that even the "Top Gear" cast cant agree on what is cool.
Or when you can develop complex server applications on a Galaxy S3. Are you seriously suggesting I won't be able to run a Radius server and Postgres instance to provide telecomms billing for 40,00 users on my Galaxy S3? Back to square 1 for our new systems upgrade path.
I will always want a laptop computer too, but I don't want any of the current models on offer - I want one with a super-high resolution 4:3 screen, and a damn good keyboard. Something with Linux support like a Lenovo T61p but BETTER. Ultrabay slim and an RS232 port would be useful too.
All the current PC offerings are 1024p or worse. You might as well replace them with a Samsung phone, as the screen is probably better, and the processors will be next year if they are not already. It looks like no one actually wants to sell PCs for work use.
Dump the whole lot to punched cards. No one will read punched cards unless they are desperate, but if they are desperate, the technology can be built from scratch.
If in Europe, you might prefer paper tape, but I doubt it.
PS Anyone got an open source program to print card images onto A4 paper? (readable by Lottery hardware)
Printing with moderate resolution would be a significant advance, and most current machines need a huge amount of labour to operate.
As someone has already said "they are the solution to making one-offs of an original concept", They do not come within a million miles of mass production for stuff where the requirement is for many.
Test 1) try to make any part longer than an inch with an accuracy of 1/1000 inch (minimum accuracy required for most production engineering).
Test 2) Try to make a 3D printed "Mars Bar", with your labour costed at minimum wage - then compare it to the price in the local shop.
If you pass both tests, apply for a job - you are clearly unemployed but employable.
Most devices lack the ROM/RAM to run releases two higher than what they were shipped with. The manuf provides the next size up of memory from what was needed for the release current at time of shipment, and there is no way to upgrade the hardware of a phone after it is built.
Personally, I think fragmentation is a red herring. It really is not difficult to support different resolutions, and stuff, and Android provides hooks to do it. If your app really needs the latest performance, then users with older phones can't run it anyway. There is also a big enough market for apps in each of the last four versions - and its not like apps have millions of lines of version specific code. Loads of people can write once and run on IPhone and Symbian. Presumably anyone who cant manage to support two versions of Android is stupid or incompetent.
However, I totally back AngryDeuce in that the APIs to hardware should be open so CyanogenMod (etc) can be installed by those of us that like it.
For those who are too young to remember - in the early days of the PC XT and AT, there were loads of "almost" compatible products, and you had to ask your vendor "Is it IBM compatible?" at the point of sale if you actually wanted software to run on you new machine. We need GSMArena, techRadar etc to have in huge letters "NOT CyanogenMod compatible" at the top of each review for things that aren't. That would be a good start.
No. The broken American patent system is a logical consequence of selling your politicians to the highest bidder.
The reason why you constitutionally have the right to arm bears (bare arms?) is so that you can assassinate the scum bags. Of course, the consequence of assassinations is that you get life with hard labour, but given the current level of unemployment, you might want to consider that a bonus!
No need to abolish patents. Just to acknowledge that "if you can implement the patent without access to the written description, them it is obvious to anyone sufficiently skilled in the art" and thus invalid.
However, the WTO should blast America into orbit for allowing this kind of injunction, which is clearly intended to prevent foreign competition. Yay, lets have a trade war. Korea can ban the import of American beer and DVDs in retaiation!
If it is sprayed on to plastic or cardboard, then I dont think the packaging is a problem. Just think, your cornflake packet can power LEDs that flash "Cornflakes" until you finish the packet! How socially useful is that!
(Just posting this to disclose it publicly, and ensure no one can patent the idea)
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The difference is, if you don't believe Ballmer, he can throw a chair at you.
Its in the UK - we do not have "design patents" here at all.
UK law is not the same as American. and our judges are quite often sensible and often have a sense of humour. A sense of "cool" is much less common in judges, and most people here are well aware that even the "Top Gear" cast cant agree on what is cool.
FTFY
Or that more experienced Linux users have learned to tell their browser how to lie, and found out why this may be necessary.
Give the customers what they want? whatever next! Democracy? Its just not the American way!
Ho ... wait...
A blow on the head from a night-stick will soon fix that!
Too true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCZUODkP13Y
No - it will go to India, along with the Engineer's job.
Or when you can develop complex server applications on a Galaxy S3. Are you seriously suggesting I won't be able to run a Radius server and Postgres instance to provide telecomms billing for 40,00 users on my Galaxy S3? Back to square 1 for our new systems upgrade path.
more people who can't spell "stories" You must be knew here!
Because they want people to stop buying laptops and switch to phones. Isn't it obvious?
Yes, I was an avid player of Commander Keen, which demands the full power of a 486. Since then, I got a real job.
All the current PC offerings are 1024p or worse. You might as well replace them with a Samsung phone, as the screen is probably better, and the processors will be next year if they are not already. It looks like no one actually wants to sell PCs for work use.
If in Europe, you might prefer paper tape, but I doubt it.
PS Anyone got an open source program to print card images onto A4 paper? (readable by Lottery hardware)
I don't think the word think means what you think it does!
As someone has already said "they are the solution to making one-offs of an original concept", They do not come within a million miles of mass production for stuff where the requirement is for many.
Test 1) try to make any part longer than an inch with an accuracy of 1/1000 inch (minimum accuracy required for most production engineering).
Test 2) Try to make a 3D printed "Mars Bar", with your labour costed at minimum wage - then compare it to the price in the local shop.
If you pass both tests, apply for a job - you are clearly unemployed but employable.
No chance, the packages have more pins for more memory, and probably a completely different voltage as well.
Personally, I think fragmentation is a red herring. It really is not difficult to support different resolutions, and stuff, and Android provides hooks to do it. If your app really needs the latest performance, then users with older phones can't run it anyway. There is also a big enough market for apps in each of the last four versions - and its not like apps have millions of lines of version specific code. Loads of people can write once and run on IPhone and Symbian. Presumably anyone who cant manage to support two versions of Android is stupid or incompetent.
However, I totally back AngryDeuce in that the APIs to hardware should be open so CyanogenMod (etc) can be installed by those of us that like it.
For those who are too young to remember - in the early days of the PC XT and AT, there were loads of "almost" compatible products, and you had to ask your vendor "Is it IBM compatible?" at the point of sale if you actually wanted software to run on you new machine. We need GSMArena, techRadar etc to have in huge letters "NOT CyanogenMod compatible" at the top of each review for things that aren't. That would be a good start.
Or, you could leave America!
The reason why you constitutionally have the right to arm bears (bare arms?) is so that you can assassinate the scum bags. Of course, the consequence of assassinations is that you get life with hard labour, but given the current level of unemployment, you might want to consider that a bonus!
However, the WTO should blast America into orbit for allowing this kind of injunction, which is clearly intended to prevent foreign competition. Yay, lets have a trade war. Korea can ban the import of American beer and DVDs in retaiation!
Looks like you forgot to drink your kool-aid this morning.
(Just posting this to disclose it publicly, and ensure no one can patent the idea)