Early 'Jony' iPhone 4 render shows Sony design influence

[techbeck]

And that article as well as the firts one both indicate what I first thought I read.

Not disputing that. Just giving more info on what Samsung is talking about.

[rfirth]

Clearly the 'Sony' reference was a metaphor used to imply 'sleek, modern, clean'. Nothing to do with 'Copy sony'.

Sony is a synonym for sleek, modern, and clean? Maybe back then. You're right though, this isn't a Sony copy. Sounds like the assignment was for the designer to channel his 'inner Sony', in much the same way that people draw inspiration from Apple today.

Kind of a weird assignment to give to an employee, and even weirder that he put a Sony logo on it. It would be like if Microsoft told the employees designing Surface "OK, go design a tablet... imagine you work for Apple", and the Microsoft employees came back with the Surface design with an Apple logo on the back...

[Boz]

Did you look at all the pics? The iPhone 4 looks a lot like the Jony.

Exactly.. Apple ripped off Sony completely! That Sony prototype looks identical to iPhone.

[HawkMan]

Exactly.. Apple ripped off Sony completely! That Sony prototype looks identical to iPhone.

Except, according to the very articles, the Jony is a APPLE designed prototype from the early days of the iphone. It was designed by the first iPhone designers to look like Sony devices. Except I don't see any sony devices, certainly not from 2004 and 2006 that looks like it.

so what where you saying again ?