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Old 08-24-2012, 04:14 PM   #211
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If Apple wins, other companies will be less likely to steal original ideas created other companies.
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Didn't you forget the rounded corners?
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Old 08-24-2012, 04:49 PM   #214
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Didn't you forget the rounded corners?
He was being original.
New design language: sharp corners!
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Old 08-24-2012, 04:54 PM   #215
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I think he posted one with un-rounded corners to avoid being sued.
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Old 08-24-2012, 08:03 PM   #216
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And the verdict is in. Told ya...
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I think he posted one with un-rounded corners to avoid being sued.
Yes, but these guys just handed me a summons for it.
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Old 08-24-2012, 08:08 PM   #218
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And the verdict is in. Told ya...
yes? got to fix some popcorn and go see what happened.
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Stunning! Verge says + 1 billion to Apple.
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Old 08-24-2012, 08:14 PM   #220
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The jury has not yet discussed whether it thinks Apple infringed some of Samsung's intellectual properties.
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Old 08-24-2012, 08:15 PM   #221
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This is silly.

It is not about sane competition, it's about using the courts to strangle competition.



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It is about competition in the patent troll market!
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Stunning! Verge says + 1 billion to Apple.
The Tally at CNET started with $1.5B. Currently up to $2.3B, with more to come:
http://live.cnet.com/Event/Apple_vs_Samsung_verdict

Ouch.
Samsung got an antitrust violation thrown at them for good measure.

On to the Appeals court...
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even if apple never see a penny - this verdict ensures others smaller than samsung never copy them
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He was being original.
New design language: sharp corners!
And here I was hoping for a design language involving glossy pink and iridescent knobbly white plastics.

Edit: Seriously.
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