Apple has also stolen Windows Phone 7 camera viewfinder

[jakem1]

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:

[efjay]

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.

[Astra.Xtreme]

Who cares?

Everybody copies everybody else for everything software. If nobody copied each other, innovation would get nowhere in a hurry.

[.Neo]

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.

[nowimnothing]

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.

[Olive Game Studio]

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 ;)

[mps69]

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.

[.Neo]

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:

[Woelfel]

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.

[etempest]

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.

[Tech Star]

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.

[DiamondFootprint]

It really is all getting rather petty now this Apple bashing.

[M_Lyons10]

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... :-\

[DiamondFootprint]

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.

[etempest]

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?

[DiamondFootprint]

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.

[TheLegendOfMart]

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?

[jakem1]

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:

[.Neo]

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.

[DiamondFootprint]

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.

[Dashel]

Start your photo-copiers Cupertino! WP7 is simply the more elegant platform, we get it.

[TheLegendOfMart]

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.

[Jan Veteran]

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.

[DiamondFootprint]

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.

[soldier1st]

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.