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By JackBurton on 4/4/2013 1:54:24 PM , Rating: -1
When is Samsung going to come out with their spaceship headquarters and pretend they were going to build one before Apple did?

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By superflex on 4/4/2013 2:02:11 PM , Rating: 4
Probably the same day Apple patents curved exterior walls and 40-foot panes of concave glass from the floor to the ceiling.

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By Neodude007 on 4/4/2013 2:09:49 PM , Rating: 3
I never understood all those arguments we have all seen regarding who came out with what and what (AKA who invented product or feature X). Who really cares... are we arguing about who invented cars today? Because I see a lot of car brands. Who gets the credit? Answer: Nobody cares, just make your product and improve upon it. That is all... think about it. Who invented rectangular flat touch screen phones, who invented widgets, retina display, who first used NFC, IT JUST DOES NOT MATTER. In reality these are all small gimmicky features that all add up to a product... a phone which is now pretty much a ubiquitous device that always has almost the exact same features as the next phone (like cars do now).

Nerd: My phone made by ABC company came out with X first.

Normal person: Well my phone made by XYZ does that too. I don't care who did what first because my phone does it just like yours so what is the difference to me as a consumer? Nothing.

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By Nortel on 4/4/13, Rating: 0
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By retrospooty on 4/4/2013 2:49:27 PM , Rating: 2
In your example, Apple didn't invent the widget... They copied it, improved upon it (like all companies do) and then sued as if they invented it.

It's not a strange attitude at all, what Apple does is called Hippocracy. What its all about isnt who invented and copied what, because all companies do that. Its about who makes the best product at the right price.

Before you say anything else about Apple being copied, dont forget where Apple cot the idea for the smartphone from, as well as the smartwatch that was on the market 10 years ago.

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By xti on 4/4/2013 3:39:25 PM , Rating: 3
if anything, the strange attitude is just everyone so awkwardly passionate about wasnt your cousin getting sued it was a corp.

and then everyone acts surprised that corporations do the best thing for their stock price and not "the right thing" or some crap.

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By BRB29 on 4/5/2013 8:14:48 AM , Rating: 2
Patent protection only last 20 years.

