Samsung isn't the only company advertising during the Olympics, Apple was running Mac genius commercials, claiming "There is nothing like a Mac." which leads us to ask "Hugh?"
Previously, Apple sued Microsoft and HP claiming that the graphical user interface (GUI) was copyrighted and the opposing OS were like the MAC OS.
The court ruled "Apple cannot get patent-like protection for the idea of a graphical user interface, or the idea of a desktop metaphor [under copyright law]"
Apple contends in its patent infringement lawsuits currently in court that Android is copying and becoming "like" the iPhone.
On July 18 of this year, due to litigation in the U.K., Judge Birss made Apple publish on their website that Samsung did not copy the iPad.
In the latest legal battles with Samsung, Susan Kare, a graphics consultant who created images used in Apple’s original Macintosh computer, testified Tuesday, that she found elements of Apple and Samsung’s phones' interfaces to appear “substantially similar.”
Hey wait, the latest Mac commercial says there is nothing like a Mac (see video below). Apple is advertising that Apple is completely unique.
Samsung attorneys came back saying that there are many screens to go through showing the user that it is an Android smartphone as well as the Google search bar on the home screen.
Icons have appeared in every graphical user interface since Xerox. There are icons in the Windows desktop. There are icons in many operating systems.
Icons are images in columns and rows. Each app has its own icon. In fact, programs that run across Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone all have icons that usually look alike because they identify the same app.
Some of Apple's witnesses are being paid $75,000 to appear as expert witnesses such as Peter Bressler.
Let me be an expert witness and get paid $75,000!
Icons are symbols that look alike. Therefore everyone is infringing on the icons found in the Egyptian pyramids.
Let's s bring a lawsuit on behalf of Cleopatra, she should get a lot of money because all the UIs are infringing upon the icons in her pyramids.
I'm a graphics technology mobile expert and have examined the icons on the iPhone 4 4S as well as the new iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S 3, along with the icons on pyramid walls. All GUI have elements in their interfaces that appear to be “substantially similar.”
Can't the judges see the writing on the pyramid walls?
Where can we find this Cleopatra? We would like to represent her. Her pyramid UI was stolen by Apple's iPhone.We would like to represent her.
ROFL, You're right Cleo had a GUI first. It's amazing how much the icons look alike. I do like the pyramid apps better because you can take them with you in the after life.
Hey what about our cuniform? We were first. Forget about Cleo. Show us Sumerians the money! Besides we invented the tablet it was rock solid, didn't break, waterproof and cost only a few bronze piees. It was very entertaining
Hey what about Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt, we had the best tablets because they followed the rules. Besides we were more than water proof, we parted the waters. Beat that Apple.
We had iPhones before all of you and you never had to recharge the iBird, just give it a few seeds!
Oh yeah, we had no carrier charges.
The Pyramid walls were Open Source, everyone contributed to the code.
Hey would you look at that the Egyptian had Twitter ( I can see a bird) and something that looks like Facebook. There is also a dataing sevive that shows the two people holding hands.:)
What's the difference between an Apple expert witness and a protstiute?
The Apple expert witness gets paid more.:)