Apple Seeking $2.5 Billion from Samsung in U.S. Patent and Design Infr

[.Neo]

It makes me laugh when people keep saying everyone "steals" from Apple. Everyone copies each other. Look at iOS notifications, do you notice how similar they look to Android? But you don't see me harping on about it. Mainly because I don't care. Do what works and what's efficient, but don't complain about copying when there's zero and I say zero originality in mobile. It's all been done before elsewhere, like in the desktop. It's crazy that companies are going around saying they invented things that have existed on the desktop for years, and just because it's mobile, it's somehow declared new??

Everyone gets inspired and incorporates other's ideas into their design. That's not the issue. It does become an issue if a company goes through great lengths deliberately trying to mimic the appearance of the products of their highly successful competitor. That's what Samsung initially did.

I'll repeat what I said before:

Slight problem with that you're saying: Fact is Android doesn't look like that by default. Never did. Samsung modified Google's mobile operating system to resemble Apple's iOS a lot more. It's really that simple.

[BajiRav]

So you think Microsoft's $15-20 per device extortion of Android OEM's is fair? Microsoft and Apple started all the patent trolling in mobile, and now people like you try to make out they're the victims. Sorry it's not working. You reap what you sow, and I don't feel sorry for Apple or Microsoft one bit.

Nope but I don't switch sides based on who has the other upper hand ;)

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

I only hope Apple does win this one. Patenting is costing so much money and this is the only way to protect yourself from being copied by others

[BoredBozirini]

Samsung better pay up.

[Praetor]

the fact is, fanboism apart, this whole "patent wars" is getting out of control; it looks more and more ridiculus. the consumer is the one getting hurt.