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Originally Posted by jjallenupthehill
If we go back to the similarity of phone copying, the Galaxy didn't evidently add anything (apart from the logos, which aren't relevant) or take anything away from the original design, it copied it in its entirety, and copied most of the details in their complete form for precisely the same use as a direct competitor. The only really evident difference externally is the square button instead of a round one.
Now that is a rip-off
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Really? You don't consider the fact that the Galaxy S has three buttons at the bottom rather than one to be a significant difference?
While I agree with you that many cues were taken from the iPhone 3G it is ludicrous to suggest that they 'copied it in its entirety'.
If you were to follow my posts for the last couple of years you will see that I have been persuaded that the Galaxy S does infringe in certain areas on the design patent - I was originally a staunch defender - however on one aspect my opinion has not changed: if you have both an iPhone 3G and a Galaxy S side by side it is impossible to mistake one for the other.
More than that, my closest friend had an iPhone 3G for a year or so while I had my Galaxy S. We never accidentally picked up each other's phone.
To claim that there are no evident differences other than the logo and the squareness of the button weakens your argument through hyperbole.
Graham