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Looks like a combination of iPad with Surface cover. Really wish they design something themselves someday.

by oldgun 11y ago

foolrush 11y ago
The moment you find a piece of art, architecture, design, or such that doesn't borrow from the vernacular of the era, let us know.
1stop 11y ago
Their watch is best in class IMO. Different perspective Did apple just rip off Nokia with its "phone"?
- sirkneeland 11y ago
  Well, they DID get sued by Nokia for IP infringement, and lost. And has paid Nokia hundreds of millions of euros. So in the strictest legal sense, yes. (Obviously when not being overly legalistic it is clear that Apple created an entirely new device with the iPhone, but it was built on a foundation that wasn't theirs to build on)
  - osxrand 11y ago
    That lawsuit was because apple didn't pay the standard licensing fees for something Nokia owned, because Nokia was trying to charge more than they are allowed to (they wanted access to the iPhone patents as part of the deal). So apple decided to just go ahead, knowing they'd loose but the loss would be at the proper rate (plus lawyers fees).
wlesieutre 11y ago
The keyboard is much more like the iPad Pro's "Smart Keyboard" than the Surface's keyboard cover. Surface keyboard is just a keyboard (no foldy triangle), relies on the tablet's kickstand for the computer to stand up, and sits at an angle instead of flat on the table. MateBook looks like an iPad with an iPad cover: http://www.apple.com/smart-keyboard/images/keyboard_social.jpg http://www.apple.com/smart-keyboard/images/keyboard_social.j... Surface with keyboard for reference: http://az648995.vo.msecnd.net/win/2015/11/SP4-launch.png http://az648995.vo.msecnd.net/win/2015/11/SP4-launch.png And keyboard comic for giggles: http://hijinksensue.com/comic/surface-tension/ http://hijinksensue.com/comic/surface-tension/ [2012]
- glomph 11y ago
  Except it has a touchpad which is a much more important similarity.
  - wlesieutre 11y ago
    It's not really a design choice that Huawei made though, they're stuck with a trackpad as a necessity of the OS. Everywhere they had a decision to make about the design looks like either an iPhone or an iPad.

Looks like a combination of iPad with Surface cover. Really wish they design something themselves someday.

by oldgun 11y ago

Looks like a combination of iPad with Surface cover. Really wish they design something themselves someday.

The moment you find a piece of art, architecture, design, or such that doesn't borrow from the vernacular of the era, let us know.

1stop 11y ago

Their watch is best in class IMO. Different perspective Did apple just rip off Nokia with its "phone"?

sirkneeland 11y ago
Well, they DID get sued by Nokia for IP infringement, and lost. And has paid Nokia hundreds of millions of euros. So in the strictest legal sense, yes. (Obviously when not being overly legalistic it is clear that Apple created an entirely new device with the iPhone, but it was built on a foundation that wasn't theirs to build on)
- osxrand 11y ago
  That lawsuit was because apple didn't pay the standard licensing fees for something Nokia owned, because Nokia was trying to charge more than they are allowed to (they wanted access to the iPhone patents as part of the deal). So apple decided to just go ahead, knowing they'd loose but the loss would be at the proper rate (plus lawyers fees).

wlesieutre 11y ago

The keyboard is much more like the iPad Pro's "Smart Keyboard" than the Surface's keyboard cover. Surface keyboard is just a keyboard (no foldy triangle), relies on the tablet's kickstand for the computer to stand up, and sits at an angle instead of flat on the table. MateBook looks like an iPad with an iPad cover: http://www.apple.com/smart-keyboard/images/keyboard_social.jpg http://www.apple.com/smart-keyboard/images/keyboard_social.j... Surface with keyboard for reference: http://az648995.vo.msecnd.net/win/2015/11/SP4-launch.png http://az648995.vo.msecnd.net/win/2015/11/SP4-launch.png And keyboard comic for giggles: http://hijinksensue.com/comic/surface-tension/ http://hijinksensue.com/comic/surface-tension/ [2012]

glomph 11y ago
Except it has a touchpad which is a much more important similarity.
- wlesieutre 11y ago
  It's not really a design choice that Huawei made though, they're stuck with a trackpad as a necessity of the OS. Everywhere they had a decision to make about the design looks like either an iPhone or an iPad.