jakem1 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 9 to 5 Mac writes that the iPhone camera app now has a new feature ? while in the view finder swiping from left to right now takes you to the camera roll, and if you continue swiping you can scroll through your pictures. A tap on on the picture brings up a menu which will take you back to the view finder.The system should sound very familiar to any Windows Phone 7 user, although of course Apple?s implementation sounds much cruder and frankly tacked on compared to the sleek and integrated Windows Phone 7 version. WMPowerUser :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efjay Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 And its been patented: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20110119619.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110119619RS=DN/20110119619. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Who cares? Everybody copies everybody else for everything software. If nobody copied each other, innovation would get nowhere in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 In news of similar interest: Microsoft stole the round waiting indicator from Mac OS X, as well as the triangle when unfolding folders in list view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowimnothing Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Who cares? Everybody copies everybody else for everything software. If nobody copied each other, innovation would get nowhere in a hurry. Well, since Microsoft patented it, I'd say they care. As, probably, would the USPTO and the courts. For the most part, I agree with your sentiment. The patent in this case makes it a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Game Studio Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Who cares? Everybody copies everybody else for everything software. If nobody copied each other, innovation would get nowhere in a hurry. Microsoft and the Lawyers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps69 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 This ###### for tat, who stole what is starting to get trier-some. It's being going on between technologies for years, cars, TV, DVD players everything. If one company didn't implement this new innovation their customers would complain and end up moving on. I really wish people would just except this great time of innovation without calling foul all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Microsoft and the Lawyers ;) I want to bet Microsoft infringed some patents of Apple and others as well in in Windows Phone 7, so at least that way both parties have enough mud to throw around. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woelfel Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 This ###### for tat, who stole what is starting to get trier-some. Apparently it isn't for people who say that type of stuff ALL THE TIME about Microsoft technologies. dr_crabman, primexx, Prince781 and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etempest Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Feels like one of those Netflix commercial moments. Pop's in, mentions about stolen features. Grab's pop-corn, and watch fanboy's attach each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I love the bias and hatred for another company on websites that specifically go for one company/thing. :laugh: The system should sound very familiar to any Windows Phone 7 user, although of course Apple?s implementation sounds much cruder and frankly tacked on compared to the sleek and integrated Windows Phone 7 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondFootprint Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 It really is all getting rather petty now this Apple bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Lyons10 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I want to bet Microsoft infringed some patents of Apple and others as well in in Windows Phone 7, so at least that way both parties have enough mud to throw around. :laugh: Possible, but what makes the iOS 5 announcement so interesting is that these "improvements" are direct rips from other mobile OS's... It isn't taking an idea and running with it, it's taking an idea and directly duplicating it. That is not innovation, and it certainly does nothing for innovation. And for a company as quick to sue others for even the slightest transgression, I hope Apple does get sued for these rips. Nothing Apple's competition has done was as direct a rip as these improvements that Apple clearly labored over to design... :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondFootprint Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Nothing Apple's competition has done was as direct a rip as these improvements that Apple clearly labored over to design... :-\ LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL App Store and Pinch to Zoom to name two straight away! Have you seen Samsung's skin on the Galaxy S? The menu system is basically iOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etempest Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL App Store and Pinch to Zoom to name two straight away! Have you seen Samsung's skin on the Galaxy S? The menu system is basically iOS. TouchWiz interface correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondFootprint Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 TouchWiz interface correct? TouchWiz was on the home screen, thats the menu system. The similarities to iOS are fairly obvious. No party is innocent of taking whats out there and adapting it to their OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 TouchWiz was on the home screen, thats the menu system. The similarities to iOS are fairly obvious. No party is innocent of taking whats out there and adapting it to their OS. Whats similar? The fact that the icons are in a grid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Have you seen Samsung's skin on the Galaxy S? The menu system is basically iOS. And look at how Apple is responding to that :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Possible, but what makes the iOS 5 announcement so interesting is that these "improvements" are direct rips from other mobile OS's... It isn't taking an idea and running with it, it's taking an idea and directly duplicating it. That is not innovation, and it certainly does nothing for innovation. I agree, there's nothing original about iOS 5. However, when the iPhone was first released a lot of companies like Google, HTC, Microsoft, etc. took a lot of ideas from Apple as well all the way down to the square icon design. And for a company as quick to sue others for even the slightest transgression, I hope Apple does get sued for these rips. Nothing Apple's competition has done was as direct a rip as these improvements that Apple clearly labored over to design... :-\ Lets not pretend Apple is alone in this. Microsoft, Samsung, HTC, Nokia etc. all sued over fairly minor infringements. Not a single company is holy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondFootprint Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Whats similar? The fact that the icons are in a grid? wat. You are telling me the Icon design, and dock don't look like iOS? Think you may be kidding yourself if you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Start your photo-copiers Cupertino! WP7 is simply the more elegant platform, we get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 No they dont. They look like generic icons you could get on any number of phones. The IOS dock isnt even flat its a 3d glass shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted June 8, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 8, 2011 Start your photo-copiers Cupertino! WP7 is simply the more elegant platform, we get it. I really do hope Microsoft puts up a poster saying that, sure would be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondFootprint Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 No they dont. They look like generic icons you could get on any number of phones. The IOS dock isnt even flat its a 3d glass shelf. It wasn't always a glass shelf however, and even Apple see's the similarities, enough to start a lawsuit. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-for-copying/1 This is old news, and as a few people have said on here, No company is without it's infringements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier1st Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Apple steals everything and to cover themselves, they patent the thing that they stole so they can't be sued. i could say that is smart but it is also lame but Apple is always known to be lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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