The simple solution for Samsung to not face legal cases like this is to not copy technology from other companies.
I am an advocate of more competition so clearly this decision is bad for the consumer, but Samsung knows the law, they know they shouldn't copy - and this judge clearly also knows the law and has said that Apple has a legitimate case. Samsung supplies some of the parts to the much bigger Apple company, and have now decided to try and duplicate what Apple offer. The Galaxy tab, Galaxy smart phone and the iPod rip-off are all extremely similar, in looks, features, and behaviour. They were bound to cross some patent lines along the way.
I think if a lot of you are honest, and this was the other way around - with Samsung having developed the iPad, iPhone and iPod, with Apple following up with 3 identical product lines using very similar technology - you would understand Samsung wanting to protect their intellectual property rights. You would also have moral issues for the fact that the entire product range is basically copied.
I want both Apple and Samsung to be successful - but I don't want Samsung to recreate Apple devices. I want something original. And because they copied (in the eyes of the law) - they are now paying the price.
You can criticise the legal system, but Samsung was very much able to avoid these legal suits if they had been original and not implemented patented technology.
I am an advocate of more competition so clearly this decision is bad for the consumer, but Samsung knows the law, they know they shouldn't copy - and this judge clearly also knows the law and has said that Apple has a legitimate case. Samsung supplies some of the parts to the much bigger Apple company, and have now decided to try and duplicate what Apple offer. The Galaxy tab, Galaxy smart phone and the iPod rip-off are all extremely similar, in looks, features, and behaviour. They were bound to cross some patent lines along the way.
I think if a lot of you are honest, and this was the other way around - with Samsung having developed the iPad, iPhone and iPod, with Apple following up with 3 identical product lines using very similar technology - you would understand Samsung wanting to protect their intellectual property rights. You would also have moral issues for the fact that the entire product range is basically copied.
I want both Apple and Samsung to be successful - but I don't want Samsung to recreate Apple devices. I want something original. And because they copied (in the eyes of the law) - they are now paying the price.
You can criticise the legal system, but Samsung was very much able to avoid these legal suits if they had been original and not implemented patented technology.