Apple requests additional $707 million in damages, permanent US sales ban on 29 Samsung devices - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Dori;37775964]what does this have to do with capitalism? the patent system is broken in this case, not capitalism[/QUOTE] because capitalism enables this waste of resources. fix the patent system all you want, but corporations will always attempt to find ways to monopolize markets and enslave the consumer. [editline]edit[/editline] ah, dumb rating without a debate presented. i thought you were above that kinda stuff, guess not.

[QUOTE=Dori;37775964]what does this have to do with capitalism? the patent system is broken in this case, not capitalism[/QUOTE] Well it's basically capitalism that's exploiting the horribly flawed patent system. Though blaming capitalism for it is like blaming someone for stealing a parked & unlocked car with the key in the ignition. [QUOTE=DamagePoint;37776305]Apple was going to leave it at that, but [URL=http://gizmodo.com/5944901/samsung-is-really-suing-apple-over-8-lte-patents]Samsung decided to keep this thing going[/url]. This lawsuit is pretty much a counter to Samsung's lawsuit. Say what you want about Apple here but both parties are just as guilty at keeping this cycle of suing and counter-suing going.[/QUOTE] Apple is a sore loser then, further emphasizing my spoiled kid comment.

Beyond ridiculous. Next, they'll ask for the heads of whoever bought a samsung device.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37776305]Apple was going to leave it at that, but [URL=http://gizmodo.com/5944901/samsung-is-really-suing-apple-over-8-lte-patents]Samsung decided to keep this thing going[/url]. This lawsuit is pretty much a counter to Samsung's lawsuit. Say what you want about Apple here but both parties are just as guilty at keeping this cycle of suing and counter-suing going.[/QUOTE] I will agree that both parties are doing their share of coming up with law suits... But that doesn't change my opinion on Apple being stupid and worthless. [editline]23rd September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=dass;37776402]Beyond ridiculous. Next, they'll ask for the heads of whoever bought a samsung device.[/QUOTE] Son of a bitch trading in my Galaxy phone for the new revolutionary iphone 5!!! I CAN TAKE PANORAMAS! I mean... I could do that before, but I still can now.

Apple is EA's Twin... Just for phones...

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37776305]Apple was going to leave it at that, but [URL=http://gizmodo.com/5944901/samsung-is-really-suing-apple-over-8-lte-patents]Samsung decided to keep this thing going[/url]. This lawsuit is pretty much a counter to Samsung's lawsuit. Say what you want about Apple here but both parties are just as guilty at keeping this cycle of suing and counter-suing going.[/QUOTE] That page says that they were[B][I] planning[/I][/B] to sue them for[B] actual technology[/B]. Apple wants to ban 29 devices and $400 more millions just because Samsung makes rectangles with rounded corners. They may be guilty, but one of them is still participating, now with stupid shit.

[QUOTE=Terminutter;37776038]Give them a millimetre and they demand a kilometre.[/QUOTE] Apple got like half a meter. They're demanding a distance comparable to the one between the east and west coast of Canada.

[QUOTE=Dizzeh;37776471]Apple is EA's Twin... Just for phones...[/QUOTE] You can't even compare the two. One makes mediocre games and dlc and another patents stupid things and get them banned

At this rate they can counter sue each other to death.

[QUOTE=The golden;37775750]You know, creators of the cell phone and the touchscreen.[/QUOTE] And creator of the rectangle.

[QUOTE=mopman999;37776635]You can't even compare the two. One makes mediocre games and dlc and another patents stupid things and get them banned[/QUOTE] And Apple's products are known for being well designed. EA's games? Not so much. Meanwhile, EA's lawsuits are no where near as bad as Apple's. Zynga deserved it.

[QUOTE=Neo Kabuto;37777037]And Apple's products are known for being well designed.[/QUOTE] [I]" YOU'RE HOLDING IT WRONG!! But I'm left handed :( " [/I]

[QUOTE=Aznsniper911;37776707]At this rate they can counter sue each other to death.[/QUOTE] "Oh god Apple, stop that" calmly objects Samsung, as Apple begins to rub legislation faster and faster around Samsung's shaft. "You know you deserve this, we patented this after all." Apple firmly replies, tightening it's grip on Samsung's shaft. Suddenly, Apple brings out a box it was hiding behind its back the entire time. Apple opens the box as Samsung widens its eyes in despair. It is a Samsung Galaxy S III. "Oh, what a bother. This has the same colour as the iPhone. You know what happens to this now.." Apple states while glaring wildly at Samsung. "Mmph, mmph!" Samsung tries to say as Apple puts a ball gag into Samsung's mouth, and all in a blink of the eye the Galaxy S III was lost inside Samsung's anus. "Bad copies deserve a fitting death. How about some more?" Apple looks at Samsung while holding an open box filled with various Samsung phones.

okay, usually i'd say "guys come on Samsung and Apple are both trying to play the same game". but then i saw this thread and now i'm really just going to quietly mutter: "fucking apple".

A world in which Apple might be the dominant company for most if not all phone sales is a scary world.

[QUOTE=Zethereal;37777276]"Oh god Apple, stop that" calmly objects Samsung, as Apple begins to rub legislation faster and faster around Samsung's shaft. "You know you deserve this, we patented this after all." Apple firmly replies, tightening it's grip on Samsung's shaft. Suddenly, Apple brings out a box it was hiding behind its back the entire time. Apple opens the box as Samsung widens its eyes in despair. It is a Samsung Galaxy S III. "Oh, what a bother. This has the same colour as the iPhone. You know what happens to this now.." Apple states while glaring wildly at Samsung. "Mmph, mmph!" Samsung tries to say as Apple puts a ball gag into Samsung's mouth, and all in a blink of the eye the Galaxy S III was lost inside Samsung's anus. "Bad copies deserve a fitting death. How about some more?" Apple looks at Samsung while holding an open box filled with various Samsung phones.[/QUOTE] How the hell did you manage to turn the whole Samsung Vs. Apple ordeal into a explicit [I]"fanfic"[/I]? [QUOTE=Amiga OS;37777436]inb4 windows 8 is horrible - it isn't.[/QUOTE] About that...

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;37777464]It isn't horrible at all. Its... usable.[/QUOTE] Usable is a broad term. A hammer is usable to put a self-threading screw into a piece of wood, but that doesn't mean it's good at it. Same with the whole GUI of windows 8, since win8 It's great [I]"under the hood"[/I], but everything else [I]OH GOD.[/I]

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;37776549]Oh IBM... I think you need to start suing. [img]http://cloudcentrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1992-IBM-Simon.jpg[/img] EDIT : I'm not kidding, its an iPhone from 1994. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjqNIr5uV1k[/media][/QUOTE] It looks impressive for a 1994 phone.

is that a touch screen

awesome

[QUOTE=WheelyBins;37777401]A world in which Apple might be the dominant company for most if not all phone sales is a scary world.[/QUOTE] One day it will be announced that Nokia and Ericsson are merging together to make the phone of the future. It will be a phone forged in the fire of Norwegian oil and made from the finest Swedish iron. It's designed by the best designers from IKEA and with the safety of a Volvo. Nokiasson doesn't even need to sue other companies. The mere sight of this Scandinavian engineering wonder makes them yield and file for bankruptcy. The phone will be named after figures and objects from Norse mythology. The first one is Mjölnir, because holding it almost give you the same amount of power as Thor. It will be bundled with Episode 3, the real Duke Nukem sequel and Battlefield 1942 2. That day the world won't be scary anymore.

Everyone is saying "fuck Apple", what we really need to be saying is "fuck shitty patent laws" because there is no reason for Apple [b]not[/b] to do this.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;37777509]I may have to gouge my eyeballs out and jump up and down on them when I upgrade to Win8 RTM. [I]*shudder*[/I][/QUOTE] Baby. It's not bad even on the RTM. The Start Screen could do with more customisation but it's still perfectly usable and much faster than the start menu for various actions. Surely you can see at least that? Because it's pretty damn clear. So. This is the present Jobs' has left the computing world in his passing. Not a new era of "innovations" like he loved to proclaim his company made. But a shit ton of aggressive attacks against competitors. Okay I think someone needs to intervene and stop Apple before it gets out of hand. Because if this goes through it's just going to escalate more and more until they have wiped almost all competition out through shitty tactics like this.

[QUOTE=BagMinge104;37777706]Everyone is saying "fuck Apple", what we really need to be saying is "fuck shitty patent laws" because there is no reason for Apple [b]not[/b] to do this.[/QUOTE] As far as I can tell apple is the biggest offender of this though.

[QUOTE=Zethereal;37777276]"Oh god Apple, stop that" calmly objects Samsung, as Apple begins to rub legislation faster and faster around Samsung's shaft. "You know you deserve this, we patented this after all." Apple firmly replies, tightening it's grip on Samsung's shaft. Suddenly, Apple brings out a box it was hiding behind its back the entire time. Apple opens the box as Samsung widens its eyes in despair. It is a Samsung Galaxy S III. "Oh, what a bother. This has the same colour as the iPhone. You know what happens to this now.." Apple states while glaring wildly at Samsung. "Mmph, mmph!" Samsung tries to say as Apple puts a ball gag into Samsung's mouth, and all in a blink of the eye the Galaxy S III was lost inside Samsung's anus. "Bad copies deserve a fitting death. How about some more?" Apple looks at Samsung while holding an open box filled with various Samsung phones.[/QUOTE] Still a better porn story than fifty shades of grey.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;37777944]I have no problem with metro at all. I love it. What I don't like is the lazily "enhanced" desktop. They made everything flat and grey, they didn't even finally come up with a compelling & consistent desktop UI. They just tacked on the bland look and called it a day.[/QUOTE] Oh that's fair enough, but you were expecting far too much from MS if you wanted consistency in your desktop :v: We've got icons dating back to 2000 in here still dammit.

all of this samsung v. apple drama is the reason my next handset is going to be either the new nokia lumia coming out for AT&T, or the htc onex.. fuck both samsung and apple

This all because Apple wants stop it's competition and have everyone buy a useless iphone 5. Google should sue Apple for making flyover or whatever that faulty clone of google maps is called. The iphone 5 is so unappealing that they state how they manufacture the thing in the promotional video. Just fucking stop Apple.

[QUOTE=WheelyBins;37777401]A world in which Apple might be the dominant company for most if not all phone sales is a scary world.[/QUOTE] Any company whose dominant in whatever market to me is scary, you need choice, variety and competition. Apple, Samsung, anyone whose in this needs to stop its getting ridiculous

Wow, this just amazes me....They shouldn't have won the last case and they are trying for more? This is retarded. If I was the judge, not only would I not give them $707 million, I would let samsung sue for $2 Billion for harassment and court costs for all this shit.