SBB to Apple: You stole our clock!

[Jamstruth]

Apple will settle out of court or strike some kind of deal, make a quick update to iOS rectifying this and there's no damage done.

or sue them back and claim they came up with the idea than bribe the judge and get away with it yet again.

Yeah probably not.
I'm getting sick of the "YEAH! FUCK APPLE!! THEY'RE DICKS!!" mentality. When faced with something like this Apple is going to try and settle out of court. Its not a case of protecting their property or an integral part of their OS. Its about the design of a clock which they probably assumed had enough widespread use that any Design Patent is essentially void. The clock design is definitely recognisable to me but I can't think where from.

 

[ferofax]

I'm not sure clock designs can be considered "iconic" unless they're 16 storeys tall and in the middle of London.

DOESN'T MATTER, IT'S PATENTED.

Isn't that what Apple's been banking on, that they patented stuff first? Well, this time, that red seconds hand with the rounded end looks too similar to a patented design. I mean, I understand red seconds hand, but to have a round shape at the posterior end of the seconds hand? DOESN'T MATTER, IT'S PATENTED.

If this doesn't stick when rounded corners did, then somethings definitely wrong with the patent system (which definitely favors who can pay more).

Yeah probably not.
I'm getting sick of the "YEAH! FUCK APPLE!! THEY'RE DICKS!!" mentality. When faced with something like this Apple is going to try and settle out of court. Its not a case of protecting their property or an integral part of their OS. Its about the design of a clock which they probably assumed had enough widespread use that any Design Patent is essentially void. The clock design is definitely recognisable to me but I can't think where from.

So it's okay for Apple to claim "mainstream use" on something they obviously did NOT DO FIRST, but still okay for them to claim the opposite on something mainstream like rounded corners?
Rounded corners are definitely recognizable to me, but I can't think where from.

Oh, yeah. Furnitures.

Does that count?

Also, it really shouldn't matter if one thing is used mainstream or not... if it's patented, it's sue-able, it's just a matter of whether the concerned party would sue or not (or whether they'd be settled out of court or not).

I'm afraid no argument in favor of Apple is valid here. If Apple wins a sue over this, then your patent system is definitely flawed, and favors the money over the righteous.

 

[Smuff]

You reap what you sow. Quite frankly Apple should be ashamed of themselves over this "rounded corner" bollocks. Lost all respect for them now. Instead of devoting their energies to innovating and producing first rate kit as they used to claim, they're now merely shovelling out third rate crap while trying to obliterate the competition through the courts in true "America! Fuck Yeah!" fashion.
(Cnuts)

 

[triassic911]

You reap what you sow. Quite frankly Apple should be ashamed of themselves over this "rounded corner" bollocks. Lost all respect for them now. Instead of devoting their energies to innovating and producing first rate kit as they used to claim, they're now merely shovelling out third rate crap while trying to obliterate the competition through the courts in true "America! Fuck Yeah!" fashion.
(Cnuts)

But they are innovating. Just look at the iPhone 5!!

 

[porkiewpyne]

But they are innovating. Just look at the iPhone 5!!

But then again, certain parties may sue them for copying their idea of extension..... particularly those in the business of ..er.. (supposedly) elongating family jewels.

Ok fine that was a bad attempt at a joke. :\ Really should get sleep

 

[ProtoKun7]

You know, like how sometimes "news" from The Onion is reported as real by other sites that don't realize it.
https://www.google.c...ws+thought+real
(Tons of examples there.)

One such example was a post on this site in the Neil Armstrong thread...

 

[Rizsparky]

Sweet sweet karma!

 

[Foxi4]

All this fuss over a clock?

This will be one court case to watch.

I guess we'll see the resolution of this dispute in due time...
The clock is ticking for Apple...
For whom the alarm clock tolls?

 

[Just Another Gamer]

You reap what you sow. Quite frankly Apple should be ashamed of themselves over this "rounded corner" bollocks. Lost all respect for them now. Instead of devoting their energies to innovating and producing first rate kit as they used to claim, they're now merely shovelling out third rate crap while trying to obliterate the competition through the courts in true "America! Fuck Yeah!" fashion.
(Cnuts)

But they are innovating. Just look at the iPhone 5!!

So stealing old features of Android and saying how "new" they are is innovating now, okay...I guess someone has been living in the dark ages.

 

[C-Kronos]

Awesome, a bunch of anti-Apple comments, and clock/time related puns.. Yeah, this thread is totally going to end up being nice and constructive, lol..

Note: Just my view on the thread itself, I'm as anti-Apple as you can get; not to mention, the iPhone 5 has to be one of the least impressive iPhones to date. I'm quite happy with the Samsung Galaxy line of phones, and I plan on picking up the latest whenever I can since I'm due for an upgrade and my phone is getting to be horridly outdated; it's a Galaxy S Vibrant, it works just fine, I just wish it had a bit more power for some games.. Not to mention, the lack of proper updates for the Vibrant has annoyed the hell out of me.

As far as I'm aware, you can run newer versions of Android on the SGH-T959, but they're not all that stable as there hasn't been an official release past 2.2.. Oh well, Bionix-v 1.3.1 from Team Whiskey is a pretty good custom ROM for my phone, it's good in terms of performance and more efficient battery life; it's a shame that Team Whiskey doesn't seem to be active anymore though.. Oh well, I guess my phone is fine for the time being, I'm more interested in investing money in other places of interest, lol.. I don't see much of a point in shelling out a ton of money for a phone, when I can put that money towards a better car, computer parts, better electrical equipment, etc.

 

[Just Another Gamer]

Awesome, a bunch of anti-Apple comments, and clock/time related puns.. Yeah, this thread is totally going to end up being nice and constructive, lol..

Anti crapple comments are constructive, it makes people think of a creative way to show how much they hate apple.

 

[Foxi4]

The way I see it, if Apple is allowed to sue grocery stores for using an apple as their logo, train stations are entirely entitled to sue Apple for using their design of clocks. Now, I'm usually the person who says "we ought to be better than them", but sometimes a lawsuit bully needs to be bullied to see that their ways are wrong.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Wouldn't it be funny if the guy who noticed this and decided to sue was looking at pics of the clock on his Samsung phone?

 

[Janthran]

I actually laughed out loud. Hard.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Oh WOW

Another Apple hate thread. Why am I not surprised.

Stay classy, GBATemp.

 

[Foxi4]

Oh WOW

Another Apple hate thread. Why am I not surprised.

Stay classy, GBATemp.

One might get the impression that not all people support Apple's way of doing business. What a shocker!

 

[CCNaru]

Oh WOW

Another Apple hate thread. Why am I not surprised.

Stay classy, GBATemp.

y u mad tho

 

[Just Another Gamer]

Oh WOW

Another Apple hate thread. Why am I not surprised.

Stay classy, GBATemp.

Right, let's all love the schoolyard bully who first steals your toys and then sues you for having them first.

 

[triassic911]

You reap what you sow. Quite frankly Apple should be ashamed of themselves over this "rounded corner" bollocks. Lost all respect for them now. Instead of devoting their energies to innovating and producing first rate kit as they used to claim, they're now merely shovelling out third rate crap while trying to obliterate the competition through the courts in true "America! Fuck Yeah!" fashion.
(Cnuts)

But they are innovating. Just look at the iPhone 5!!

So stealing old features of Android and saying how "new" they are is innovating now, okay...I guess someone has been living in the dark ages.

Damn, I forgot how hard it is to display sarcasm over internet forums. Anyone with open eyes can see that Apple has been lackluster as of lately, and when they sued Samsung, everybody realized just how greedy they are. Of course Apple is going to steal from Android, it is what people like and day by day Android phones are increasing in sales.

 

[Just Another Gamer]

You reap what you sow. Quite frankly Apple should be ashamed of themselves over this "rounded corner" bollocks. Lost all respect for them now. Instead of devoting their energies to innovating and producing first rate kit as they used to claim, they're now merely shovelling out third rate crap while trying to obliterate the competition through the courts in true "America! Fuck Yeah!" fashion.
(Cnuts)

But they are innovating. Just look at the iPhone 5!!

So stealing old features of Android and saying how "new" they are is innovating now, okay...I guess someone has been living in the dark ages.

Damn, I forgot how hard it is to display sarcasm over internet forums. Anyone with open eyes can see that Apple has been lackluster as of lately, and when they sued Samsung, everybody realized just how greedy they are. Of course Apple is going to steal from Android, it is what people like and day by day Android phones are increasing in sales.

Well apparently not everyone since it amazes me some people support the bully and buys their products. Still who can like them at all now after reading this http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/09/22/apple-seeking-707-million-more-in-damages-on-top-of-the-1-billion-it-already-won-against-samsung/