This is definitely the news we did not want to hear today. Not a good way to start the weekend. We all awaited the verdict for the horrendous efforts Apple was trying to pull on Samsung for patent infringement claims. Apple has attacked all the OEM’s that have Android on them, and somehow Android would sidestep the landmines and get out Scott free. Looks like Samsung sidestepped onto a landmine that costs over a billion dollars.
Apple was seeking $2.45 billion dollars in damages from Samsung which is a ridiculous number. Ridiculous or not, they are still going to be getting about $1.05 billion dollars from Samsung, due to Samsung being guilty of certain patent infringements. Amazing how a company can even have that money to give and yet, still be able to bounce back. After the verdict was released, Samsung and Apple released a statement:
Samsung
“Today’s verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies. Consumers have the right to choices, and they know what they are buying when they purchase Samsung products. This is not the final word in this case or in battles being waged in courts and tribunals around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple’s claims. Samsung will continue to innovate and offer choices for the consumer.”
Apple
“We are grateful to the jury for their service and for investing the time to listen to our story and we were thrilled to be able to finally tell it. The mountain of evidence presented during the trail showed that Samsung’s copying went far deeper than even we knew. The lawsuits between Apple and Samsung were about much more than patents or money. They were about values. At Apple, we value originality and innovation and pour our lives into making the best products on earth. We make these products to delight our customers, not for our competitors to flagrantly copy. We applaud the court for finding Samsung’s behavior willful and for sending a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right.”
Sad day in the Android world. This victory is going to make it somewhat easier for Apple to go after our beloved phones. I, for one, blame TouchWiz! I know, there is a little more to it than that, but that ugly UI plays a big part in this. Let us know what you guys think.
Sources: Android Police Phandroid
Share This Article....
If you like that, Try these....
![[Video] Samsung “el Plato Supreme” teaser featuring Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd](http://androidspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Samsung-TheNextBigThing-150x150.png)
![[Video] Galaxy S IV and Unpacked Event Return in Teaser Part 2](http://androidspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Galaxy-s4-teaser-part-2-150x150.jpg)
About the Author
More sh*t apple fanboys are going to gloat about.
“Originality and innovation” yet they steal the notification bar -__-. I was actually happy when there ‘God’ died and I really don’t care what anyone says. I’ve never owned any garbage apple products and I intend to keep it that way
Amen! The leader died but unfortunately its gonna take more to stop Apple. Hopefully if they take Google next, Google will get off there pussy asses and actually fight back. I cant tell you how pissed off I get with this shit. Seriously over shapes? Apple is holding the tech world back, there paying off the judges and jury, and want communism in the tech world, to be only one company. This is a huge fail today but hopefully with Samsung’s appeal things will turn around. Android had the Notification bar, copy and paste, custom wallpapers, multi tasking, MMS, NFC with credit card payments and sharing, FIRST before Apple. Google needs to pull there services off all iOS shit. Who cares if they loose a little money from the apple users, gives all more reason to switch them people onto Google. Google needs to fight and they have the shit to fight, they jsut wanna be greedy at the same time. Pull YouTube, GMail, all G services off Apple. Maps is already coming off on iOS6 this year. Thats a start, but that was Apples choice.
I’ll never fall for apple, even if it was the only smartphone available, I just wont have any, never owned an apple product either. PreSchool shit here.
“Android had the Notification bar, copy and paste, custom wallpapers, multi tasking, MMS, NFC with credit card payments and sharing, FIRST before Apple”
Apple doesn’t really care about those things. What’s really important is the color of the phone icon. Thousands of hours were spent agonizing over that decision. An iPhone is supposed to show off their sense of style and fashion.
I actually think with Steve Jobs, whatever little innovation Apple had, died as well. They’ve never been a company that comes up with new ideas; they’ve always just improved the presentation of other ideas. Their niche, in my opinion, has always been to appeal to people with little computer skills. It worked for the most part, since it filled a void back then. Now, they have nowhere else to turn, but buying verdicts in court because someone else has profited using a similar presentation.
the best products on earth?? right……………………………………….
So…..The apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree. at first the appl falls and is shiny and fresh. then flies have their way with it. worms get inside and start to destroy this fruit from the inside. the apple starts to rot…gets uglier and stinks. rots even more. birds start to pick on it. till it has vanished from the earth. this happens to all the apples. till there is no more apple left from this tree. and apples are gone.And then there is technoligy, inovation at the same time, progress and a lot of FREEDOM. it’s called Android. isn’t apple ios a linux ripoff? old microsoft trick huh!
Truly Bulls&*+t. Why cant apple let technology grow with choices. Not the apple controlled or attempts to control every aspect of a personally owned cell phone. They dont want you to change anything homescreen, locked app store, about the ony thing the un-jailbroken phone can change is ringtone. I’ll stick with my android, Samsung Galaxy Note and Motorola Atrix, Thank you
I think it’s great. Apple was forced to admit in court that Samsung makes a comparable product for half the price. Spun correctly this is the beginning of Apple litigating itself back into becoming a novelty product. This experience was shred at another Android forum:
“I’m sitting in a Starbucks doing random whatever over an iced americano. While I waiting for my drink, I watched a guy with his friend, pick up a newspaper; and start to remark on the Samsung Apple verdict.
Guy: “Wait, so what they’re saying is, Samsung is the same as Apple?”
Friend: “I know, right? Makes me think twice about how much I paid for my Mac Book”
Guy: “Seriously”
Not 10 minutes later, a husband and wife, same newspaper:
Husband: “… Samsung’s iPad is the same as Apple’s iPad, and I paid how much for the Apple one? Honey, I told you they were a ripoff”, after looking up the Samsung tablet on his iPhone.
Wife: “Oh wow,” looking at the screen, “… that’s a lot cheaper. Think we can return it?”
I put my Samsung QX410 on my table, and started to plug in, when he leans over to me, “Sorry, you don’t mind if I ask, how much did you pay for your Samsung laptop?”
“Oh, no worries, it was $700.” I replied.
I watched shock overcome his face, like actual shock. He looked at me, blankly, for an awkward amount of time, “Mind if I have a look?” he asked.
So, I obliged, and showed him a few things. He commented on Windows 7, so I opened up my virtual machine of OS/X… By the time the conversation was over, he was ready to kick Cupertino in the nuts, I think.
… Now, the punchline:
I’m writing this post after the FOURTH group of Starbucks patrons have made the connection that Samsung is now the same as Apple. They don’t know the details, they don’t really care, what they know is Apple is saying that Samsung is the same as Apple … and with one simple Google Search, you get prices that are basically half for what seems to be the same products — for nearly everything.
Two of these groups (including the husband/wife) asked me about my Samsung laptop, the second group noticed my Galaxy phone (also by Samsung)… Best billion dollar ad-campaign Samsung ever had.”
That’s just beautiful. lol
that would be great irony.
…and should be better for Samsung owners. I love their hardware, but their presentation is a bit of a rip-off. Touch-Whiz is crap and does have icons similar to the iOS icons. One of the reasons I prefer to install AOSP ROMs on my SII, and avoid MIUI ROMs as well.
I hope this forces Samsung to rethink Touch-Whiz completely; maybe just stay stock Android, and instead package apps that serve a better purpose than just being bloatware.
[...] has finally ended, appeals and more will probably come, but the trial itself is over and it has Apple as a winner but the company behind Android hasn’t said a word until [...]
[...] has finally ended, appeals and more will probably come, but the trial itself is over and it has Apple as a winner but the company behind Android hasn’t said a word until [...]
[...] var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Email AndroidSpin googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1341325917942-5'); }); Depois [...]
[...] AndroidSpin [...]