"Apple began the attack against Samsung with the belief that the Korean company copied both hardware and software patents filed by Apple. "

software patents...guess the jury doesn't know samsung doesn't make the software. Google does. so anything software related should be taken up with Google not samsung.

this just shows the jury knows nothing about tech.

but i wont buy apple products. partly coz i think they suck but mostly coz Apple has lost any respect i had for them.

Patriotism is the problem with that sickening country.

btw, for those under 21, just watch and enjoy (or hate):

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Apple should sue Microsoft now cus they have a coloured logo.

"You see your honor we have invented a new shape it's called a "rectangle" and they stole our rectangle. Also samsung has an A in it."

I guess when the fight goes to Europe the Jury will go with Samsung and award damages of $1bn from Apple - lets hope the jury will consist of technology experts this time so have some background understanding of the issues rather than just be swayed by smart mouthed lawyers.

All this patent nonsense needs to be knocked on the head, I don't know anyone who thinks a Samsung mobile feels and runs like an Apple and as far as I'm aware ppl don't buy Samsung mobiles thinking it will use and work with Apple software.
I'm all for pouncing on forgeries but today's patent system is just creating monopolies and protectionism.
Imagine if only Tim Bernard-Lee could decide which products could run on the world wide web (including 3rd party web browsers)! If he decided Apple couldn't use it or the company would likely not exist - the world just can't work this way, new technologies are an evolution of previous technologies and ideas.
Would Microsoft even exist if it hadn't copied (and in some cases "pirated" aka Visicalc) software from other developers such as Xerox (GUI), Netscape/Nexus (web browser) and many others. Would Apple exist as it copied the Xerox Gui too.

Sheep buy apple.

Leaders buy android.

It is a sad day in the electronics engineering world, once again someone is proving the costly and negative effects of unscrupulous patents. As a E-engineer myself I am absolutely disgusted in Apple's tactics to maintain the threshold in the market.

The so called patents which Apple hold should be classed as an essential patent which Apple should be itself sued for
patent abuse, since multi-touch is not a unique design or invention and in fact an open source variant was out before the iPhone was out and more to the point that their patent attempt was not allowed to be processed since it was classed a generic standard. I am absolutely disgusted in Apple at this minute AND the US courts. They are heading to mid 90s Microsoft route where they tried to buy everybody out and try to sue for menial patent disputes, only now 13 years later are they returning to more popularity.

Apple did not invent the rectangle nor did they invent multi touch, IBM did that as far back as the 60s I believe.

Android = EPIC FAIL

iSigh....
apple will have its day when everything comes crashing down.

when you give judges that know nothing about tech the right to enforce
it creates unbalanced levels that will destroy everything in the future.

Of course apple can win a case against Samsung in the US court system. That was always going to happen. Maybe apple can use the $1b to actually design an OS that is not built for people with a low IQ. But then again that's the market. Idiocy at its best. Only in US. Maybe Microsoft should sue apple for copying the whole touch pad idea. We all know it's true but Tue apple troglodites will always deny it.

And don't forget apple tried to ban the release in Australia too. Glad our court system is not completely stupid like in the US

This won't end well for the consumers. I like being able to pick a favorite.