08-22-2012, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Device: Kindle & little green monster
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Samsung:
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Apple is "attempting to block its most serious competitor from even playing the game," he said, stressing that "competition is what built this country." The jury's decision, he said, could change the way competition works in the United States altogether.
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"The fact is consumers make choices, not mistakes... there's no deception, there's no confusion, and Apple has no credible evidence of it." Apple, he said, thinks it's "entitled to have a monopoly on a rounded rectangle with a touchscreen." Verhoeven also stressed form following function in technology. "Just think about walking into a Best Buy store. You go into the TV section. All of the TVs look the same. They're all boxes. They're all flatscreens. They're all minimalist designs."
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Apple:
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"Witnesses can be mistaken. They can be mistaken in good faith," McElhinny said. "Exhibits that are created in a trial are always created with a purpose. They can confuse, and can mislead. Historical documents are almost always where the truth lies."
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"They sat with the iPhone and went feature by feature, copying it to the smallest detail," McElhinny said. "In those critical three months, Samsung was able to copy and incorporate the core part of Apple's four-year investment without taking any of the risks, because they were copying the world's most successful product."
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"From the very beginning, Samsung has disrespected this process," he said. "Apple brought you two of its most senior executives: (Phil) Schiller and (Scott) Forstall. They were willing to face cross. No Samsung execs were willing to come here from Korea and answer questions under oath. Instead of witnesses, they sent you lawyers."
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