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Original document here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/61993811/10-08-04-Apple-Motion-for-EU-Wide-Prel-Inj-Galaxy-Tab-10-1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/61993811/10-08-0

by ender7 15y ago

Original document here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/61993811/10-08-04-Apple-Motion-for-EU-Wide-Prel-Inj-Galaxy-Tab-10-1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/61993811/10-08-04-Apple-Motion-for... Gruber claims that "The dispute here is over one image" [1], but I don't think that's accurate. Almost all of the images in the document have been squeezed in manners that make the devices look more similar. - Many of the images are taken at an extreme angle which, while looking very nice, doesn't let you get a good look at the device (e.g. pp. 26, 32, 38) - They play pretty free and loose with distorting the aspect ratios of their images. See a decidedly square-looking Tab on pp. 26, 35 and a freakishly elongated iPad on pp. 27, 36. - pp. 39 takes the cake for "how can we fudge things to make it look like they're the same size" In fact, far from being "over one image", it seems that the majority of the images have has their aspect ratios distorted in order to make the devices seem more similar, and the remainder have been shot at angles that deliberately hide dissimilarities. I would argue that the aspect ratio of the Tab is one of its most distinctive features (I don't like it, but it is distinctive...). It's the first thing you notice when you pick one up. Not surprising that Apple is trying to downplay this difference. [1] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/08/15/apple-samsung-images http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/08/15/apple-samsung-im...

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fpgeek 15y ago
And even if Gruber's right, "one image" doesn't make it OK. Try telling a prosecutor or judge that you told only one lie on the witness stand and let me know how that works out...
icarus_drowning 15y ago
Of course Gruber is spinning this to be about "one image." Pro-Apple spin is largely what he seems to do these days. Does anyone think that, were this situation reversed, that Gruber would be intentionally trying to make this about a single image? Of course he wouldn't. I still read Gruber everyday- he has a lot of interesting things to say about technology in general and Apple in particular. But it is increasingly hard to take him seriously about any story related to Apple's anti-android litigation, because he seems to have abandoned any attempt to present the situation fairly, to the point where he has really become a rather naked shill for Apple. I am typing this on an iPad 2. I love my iPad 2. I tried a great number of tablets prior to purchasing it, and I genuinely find it to be the superior product, and by a long shot. I am even sympathetic to Apple's claims in this case, as I do think the resemblance between the Galaxy and the iPad to be more than simple coincidence. But it seems pretty clear to me that this is about much more (or should be about much more) than one "doctored" photo, and I am absolutely sure that Gruber knows it. The thing is, I don't think he cares, because it seems as if he's completely abandoned even the pretense of presenting a just and fair picture of any of Apple's recent patent litigation.
- recoiledsnake 15y ago
  He has to maintain his user base after all, for his ads. http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ With ads making him $6000 a week, I don't blame him. He is telling people what they want to hear and the ads reach people they're trying to reach. He gets invited to Apple events thanks to him being the unofficial de-facto Apple PR and he can't risk hurting that. There's no incentive for him to be objective, in fact it is in his interest to lay the spin on thick. Get with the program!
  - JimmyMCN 15y ago
    Wow, I have seen Gruber's site linked for years on various sites, but never knew about the sponsorship. If that's not a paid and bribed shill, I don't know who is.
    - GHFigs 15y ago
      Having ads on your site makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?
      - JimmyMCN 15y ago
        Just imagine Gruber gets objective and starts sometimes criticizing Apple or doesn't spin things so much as he does for Apple. Or actually praise the other companies for good things they do. He will lose readership and growth of it. Apple will cut his access to Apple events which will make his articles further worthless. That's a huge monetary loss and strong incentive to keep spinning things and dissing competitors. hypocritically. Same with a a paid shill... stop toeing the party line and you stop getting paid...
        GHFigs 15y ago
        What about every other ad-supported site on the internet? How on earth are you concluding that having an audience makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?

by ender7 15y ago

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fpgeek 15y ago

And even if Gruber's right, "one image" doesn't make it OK. Try telling a prosecutor or judge that you told only one lie on the witness stand and let me know how that works out...

icarus_drowning 15y ago

Of course Gruber is spinning this to be about "one image." Pro-Apple spin is largely what he seems to do these days. Does anyone think that, were this situation reversed, that Gruber would be intentionally trying to make this about a single image? Of course he wouldn't. I still read Gruber everyday- he has a lot of interesting things to say about technology in general and Apple in particular. But it is increasingly hard to take him seriously about any story related to Apple's anti-android litigation, because he seems to have abandoned any attempt to present the situation fairly, to the point where he has really become a rather naked shill for Apple. I am typing this on an iPad 2. I love my iPad 2. I tried a great number of tablets prior to purchasing it, and I genuinely find it to be the superior product, and by a long shot. I am even sympathetic to Apple's claims in this case, as I do think the resemblance between the Galaxy and the iPad to be more than simple coincidence. But it seems pretty clear to me that this is about much more (or should be about much more) than one "doctored" photo, and I am absolutely sure that Gruber knows it. The thing is, I don't think he cares, because it seems as if he's completely abandoned even the pretense of presenting a just and fair picture of any of Apple's recent patent litigation.

recoiledsnake 15y ago
He has to maintain his user base after all, for his ads. http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ With ads making him $6000 a week, I don't blame him. He is telling people what they want to hear and the ads reach people they're trying to reach. He gets invited to Apple events thanks to him being the unofficial de-facto Apple PR and he can't risk hurting that. There's no incentive for him to be objective, in fact it is in his interest to lay the spin on thick. Get with the program!
- JimmyMCN 15y ago
  Wow, I have seen Gruber's site linked for years on various sites, but never knew about the sponsorship. If that's not a paid and bribed shill, I don't know who is.
  - GHFigs 15y ago
    Having ads on your site makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?
    - JimmyMCN 15y ago
      Just imagine Gruber gets objective and starts sometimes criticizing Apple or doesn't spin things so much as he does for Apple. Or actually praise the other companies for good things they do. He will lose readership and growth of it. Apple will cut his access to Apple events which will make his articles further worthless. That's a huge monetary loss and strong incentive to keep spinning things and dissing competitors. hypocritically. Same with a a paid shill... stop toeing the party line and you stop getting paid...
      - GHFigs 15y ago
        What about every other ad-supported site on the internet? How on earth are you concluding that having an audience makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?