If you have not heard already, Apple plans to sue Samsung alleging that the company violated Apple’s patents and trademarks. The main dispute is between the iPhone and Samsung’s smart phone called Galaxy S i9000. The two phones are pictured at left with the Samsung device on the left and the Apple device on the right. It is easy to confuse the two.
When you look at the two products, the “copying” of the iPhone is apparent. In my opinion, what Samsung did was clearly wrong. It appears that designers at Samsung drew up an iPhone “knock-off”. The designers knew the iPhone was a hit, so they figured they would make their own model. That is a great idea and there is nothing wrong with following great ideas, but Samsung should do so with some creativity and save their dignity by not designing a carbon copy of the iPhone. Yes, ideas are only new for so long, but corporations should be courageous and try to make their own innovations, instead of blatantly using others. However, the court case turns out, I hope Samsung does not make another decision like this, because it is destroying their reputation.
Sources: ZOMC ITSCJ. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4795989856_5d1680f0a2.jpg
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