BGR - As Apple (AAPL) prepares to launch what by all accounts will be the most successful device it has ever built — and just a few weeks after the company was awarded more than $1 billion in damages when Samsung (005930) was found to have infringed on its IP — an article penned by a former Apple executive questions exactly what Apple’s role is in the consumer electronics industry. Jean-Louis Gassee, who came very close to becoming the president of Apple in the late 1980s before being ousted by CEO John Scully and Apple’s board, claims that while Apple’s success in the industry cannot be disputed, its perception as an innovator is open to discussion.
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Mezzo and I will no doubt get "Butt hurt" comments and other garbage but if you actually sit back and think about it, the proof is in the pudding.
**Edit** screw that - I'm taking the wind from their sails. You're just all butt hurt Mezzo. APPLE RULEZ! =P
Why? Cause apple said so.
Don't tempt me, you alone would provide me with all kinds of job security.
Get a room already.
Truth does not take sides. Truth here is that Apple took existing technologies and put it all under the hood of the Iphone.
If I was lying, then why do they license patents for?
Sothey can throw the tech tied to those patents, into their phone.
Now,if I want to make a phone or gadget that has a rectangular shape which also happens to be rounded at the edges, am I seriously going to have to license a patent from Apple to do so?
"Oh but its the latest iThing thats newer than the one i've got now so its shiny...er. it also doesn't do ANYTHING new on top of my 4S but i'll happily tie myself into another 24 month phone contract as I lack common sense to a degree that is unparalleled by most normal people"
They're business practices are another story altogether. They're market share is inflated greatly from the ignorance of their customers, something anyone with a clue can't help but notice. They're patent trolls and they stifle innovation and progress because the greed of the American culture has no limits. They exported American jobs to import Chinese products. They are essentially a liability to the welfare of the nation, who cares how successful they are if it only makes them more greedy.
This guy sounds butthurt, just like every single hater here. Apple isn't god, neither they've invented everything. But neither did Samsung, or Nokia, or Microsoft. But everyone must admit Apple made the biggest impact in techonology in past decade. The other companies just follow their steps.
Patents are a devil business, and Samsung, Nokia and MS have been in this war for ages as well. Motorola as being suying everyone for years and it was Samsung that started this war against Apple.
People complain how iPhone 5 is not a major change from the 4S. But neither are Samsungs and other phones. Bigger screen? Updated software? some new tricks? that's it. Did Samsung reivent the wheel with S3? Well, they made the biggest, ugliest smartphone on earth, that's for sure.
You see, people who have a bit of knowledge about phones, specs and technology in general will know the S3 will offer very little over their S2.
iPhone owners on the other hand, will QUEUE outside an apple store hours/days in advance, 4S in hand getting ridiculously excited about owning the latest Apple product...are they even aware of why they want the next iPhone, it offers f*ck all in the way of 'innovation' etc that Apple products are apparently all about. Its just another iteration of what they already own and its quite honestly pathetic.
However, I digress. HTC are gunning for Apple and I imagine several other companies will be following suit after the ridiculous court case enforcing patents for devices with rounded corners...*sigh*
Because of the apple pc screens look alot better. So really apple invented style.
Apple may have not invented everything but they sure as hell perfected it.
Wow, how naive can you be. Heres a little eye opener for you. Type the following command into your terminal command line on any macbook:
ioreg -lw0 | grep IODisplayEDID | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
It will display the model of your macbook screen. Probably a Samsung panel, hows that for a bitch slap. Same company who make the Galaxy phones.
Apple are basically thieves who fine-tune existing tech then over price it and patent it. Whats your basis for this horseshit about PC screens looking better because of Apple exactly? If it wasn't for Microsoft I would imagine Apples existing OS would look like crap looking at what the earlier versions of the MacOS looked like.
That said, I do love the white-plastic space age style and would love to see many products using it. I'd just like to see an end to it being associated with Apple.
P.S I know nowadays, it is cool to hate apple products ;p.
Oh and BTW - It's been HELLA-COOL to hate them since the Apple II. Just saying.
I'm no sheep either. Never liked anything about Apple products. Actually hated Computer class in grade 5 and 6 because I didn't like the Apple computers we were using.
basically I said all what you said in one sentence but blinded fan is blinded.
"touch screen it was way back before Iphone."
as I said I am not fan neither anti-blinded fan.
I am just not a sheep who thinks it is cool to hate on apple products. *winks* *winks*.