Apple Demands That Samsung Change Galaxy Design; Gizmodo Provides Hilarious Mock-Up
Apple is currently suing Samsung for allegations of copyright infringement, accusing the company of blatantly stealing the iPad’s design. While there may be some truth in Apple’s accusations, their demands seem to stretch the possibilities of design. Tech blog Gizmodo has provided a dead-on and hilarious hypothetical image (above) of a tablet computer that would satisfy Apple’s own requirements to sufficiently distinguish the Galaxy from the iPad.
These are Apple’s demands verbatim:
• Shapes that are not rectangular with four flat sides or that do not have four rounded corners.
• Front surfaces that are not completely flat or clear and that have substantial adornment.
• Thick frames rather than a thin rim around the front surface.
• Profiles that are not thin relative to [Apple patent D'889] or that have a cluttered appearance.
To be fair, the Samsung Galaxy does appear nearly identical to the iPad, not only in design but in display. Reuters provided a side-by-side visual comparison:
(The iPad is on the left.)
Competitors like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the BlackBerry Playbook have avoided similar accusations. Both tablets use 7 inch displays, as opposed to the iPad 2′s 9.7 inches. This produces a much narrower and longer rectangular shape. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy has a 10.1 inch display.
What do you think? Does Apple have a case, or are they just being whiny?
I think the apple company is being whiny. They have so much money and now they just want more. They went way beyond with this and i think they don’t look the same. I mean apple does not own a rectangular shape, they don’t own thick frames, if people were like this the world wouldn’t go anywhere. You can’t just say you own something so simple as a 9.0 inch screen, other people can use the same dimensions if they wanted to. We are so limited to options that the designers may have to use the same dimensions for the size, screen, or even the color. This is just like samsung making a black epad and then suing apple for making a black ipad, it just is stupid what people do to make money.