11-01-2012, 12:49 PM | #76 |
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So far, what has it cost them? So far, I would argue that they've gained more than they've lost from all this silliness.
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11-01-2012, 12:58 PM | #77 | |
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They lost the case itself, were largely mocked in the press for having to run the 'apology' statement, and the reaction across the internet to their first, petulant 'non-apology' was almost entirely negative, with the exception of the Apple fan sites - and even some of those thought it was ill-advised. Graham |
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11-01-2012, 01:15 PM | #78 |
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apple is laughing at everybody and yet no one stand up to punish this behaviour? eu is dragging microsoft through hell about internet explorer but at the same time apple were doing much more and nothing. for example, apple doesnt care about eu policy of 2 years guarantee for electronic products and gives only one year. apple is ignoring micro usb standardization...eu is mum about it.
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http://www.apple.com/uk/legal/statutory-warranty/ The issue seems to be that they don't advertise that they comply with the ruling, and give the impression that cover is only for one year. The EU Justice Commission is looking into that. http://gigaom.com/apple/eu-sniffing-...anty-practice/ Graham |
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11-01-2012, 01:24 PM | #80 |
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I thought Apple had an exemption for this because they include an adapter in the EU?
The EU should also be happy about Apple's early adherence to RoHS and the reduction of Mercury. Look, I dislike Apple greatly for their blatant stealing of others hard work and claiming for their own magic, and piss poor feature set in overpriced toys. But this is a bit much. |
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So here is the Apple webpage stating Samsung didn't copy the iPad.
I am not an Apple fan. You would be hard pressed to find any post of mine touting Apple or any of their products. However, in this case, I have to say "Well played Apple." They were required to post a page stating Samsung hadn't copied the iPad. They complied with that order. They just took it a step further by making it clear that other jurisdictions have disagreed with this conclusion, and used the judges own words to describe why the U.K. judge found Samsung wasn't in violation--- Quote:
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11-01-2012, 07:56 PM | #83 |
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Apple's apology was along the lines of "yes judge, I raped that woman and I am sorry. But look at the dress she was wearing at the time!"
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11-01-2012, 08:05 PM | #84 | |
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, In those other jurisdictions, the US jury, while finding for Apple with regard to phone patents, actually ruled in Samsung's favour on tablet design. In other words, on the matter in the UK court case, the US jury agreed with the UK judge. And in Germany, while Apple won a preliminary injunction, a) it should not have been granted as under EU law the UK court took precedence, and b) a preliminary injunction is not the same as going on to win the case. So, neither in the US nor in Germany did Apple win a court ruling that Samsung's Tab copied the iPad's design. Do you see now why Apple's statement, while brilliantly worded, and true in every word, was nonetheless highly misleading and thus did not do what was ordered, i.e. to 'correct the damaging impression' that Samsung had infringed Apple's design patent? Graham Last edited by Graham; 11-01-2012 at 08:11 PM. |
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11-01-2012, 11:03 PM | #87 |
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I don't know what the UK court expected. They weren't going to shame Apple into feeling any genuine remorse and offering a statement that adhered to the spirit of the ruling. Anyone with half a brain knew that Apple would comply to the least possible extent.
They could have avoided this whole fiasco by mandating what should appear on the Apple website. Yet rather than do that the second time around, they persist in sending Apple back to the drawing board to get it right themselves. So bizarre. Last edited by holymadness; 11-01-2012 at 11:18 PM. |
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HansTWN Apple has gotten away with being childish (we own the rectangle) for so long, I don't expect them to really apologize for anything. After all, they are APPLE, and have a 100 Billion in the bank. Lots of retainers for lawyers there. |
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Yup, it sure is bizarre that Apple cannot figure how to follow a simple court order with the army of lawyers they have on call. Whatever lawyer signed off on their feeble non-compliance of the original court order deserves a contempt of court citation.
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