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"We didn't copy Apple's design," J.K. Shin said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. "We have used many similar designs over the past years and it [Apple's allegation] will not be legally problematic."
Shin also reportedly suggested that the scale of the current legal battle with Apple could grow. However, he declined to elaborate.
The courtroom showdown began in April when Apple sued Samsung, charging the South Korean electronics company with copying its devices with products like the Galaxy S, Nexus S, Epic 4G and Galaxy Tab. Samsung quickly fired back, and accused Apple of infringing on patents it owns related to cellphone transmission technologies.
Samsung has been ordered by a California judge to show Apple prototypes of new devices it is working on, and Samsung has requested that it receive an advanced look at Apple's next iPhone and iPad as well. The legal battle ensues even as Apple remains one of the largest customers, of Samsung, which makes processors, displays, memory and more for Apple's mobile devices.
Samsung's own devices, which compete with Apple's iPhone and iPad, are powered by the Google Android mobile operating system. Shin said in his interview with the Journal that Samsung plans to continue to rely on Android with future devices.
Samsung has been working on its own proprietary platform, dubbed Bada, for some time, and it isn't abandoning that software, the company said. But the report also revealed that Samsung is "focusing on Android," particularly in the tablet business where the company hopes to compete with Apple's market-leading iPad.
"When there is a market need for our own software, we will consider it," said Younghee Lee, senior vice president of sales and marketing with Samsung. "But that's not our plan at the moment."
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all these companies steal from one another. They have very smart snoops to go in and look over patents and designs from other companies all the time. Nothing new. How the hell do you think a company can violate like a dozen patents from a competitor without stealing their sh**?
How the hell do you think a company can violate like a dozen patents from a competitor without stealing their sh**?
Well, according to Apple (and, you know, the law), they can't. Hence the suit.
Inspiring each other is fine, that drives innovation and creates healthy competition.
Some, but not all of Samsung's products cross the line and have become very obvious "copies" of Apple's products.
Really? Not "problematic"?
Because the courts have already ordered Samsung to hand over their devices. A determination has already been made that Apple has a case. That's kinda problematic.
He reminds me of the astute genius for Creative Labs or RIM's CEO talking out his rear, or the idiots at Motorola and their failed Flash mock campaign.
Samsung truly doesn't grasp the legal foundation Apple holds and the legal staffing Apple has which dwarfs anyone practically across all industries.
I look forward to the parent company of Samsung Mobile rebuking this clown and referring to all lawsuits to their Legal Staffing for further questions.