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> I agree with you, but you have to admit Samsung is pretty > clearly copying Apple's trade dress. It's the only tablet > that could be confused with the iPad
by jsight 15y ago
> I agree with you, but you have to admit Samsung is pretty
> clearly copying Apple's trade dress. It's the only tablet
> that could be confused with the iPad at a glance.
I don't think I have to admit that. Is it really any more iPad like (at a glance) than this:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/759029-REG/Motorola_00001NARGNLX_Xoom_Wi_Fi_10_1_Tablet.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/759029-REG/Motorola_00...
- fredoliveira 15y agoHe was talking about admitting that Samsung was copying Apple - which they are. But yes, yes it is more iPad like if you look at it from more angles than a shot from the top. The back is similar too, whereas that on the Xoom is not so much.
- watty 15y agoNo, to many non-geeks all tablets appear to be "iPads" and all touch screen phones "iPhones". Apple has had superior marketing and sales but they certainly weren't the first to use a touchscreen display. How many ways can you make a device with a touchscreen display? Can you imagine if this happened to TVs or computer monitors?
- glassx 15y agoDepends on your "at a glance" definition, but yeah, photos don't do it much justice. Both the Xoom and the 2.0 Galaxy look nothing like an iPad 'in real life'. It's like comparing a Vaio to a MacBook, only the form factor is the same. (I have no idea about the new Galaxy but I suspect it's the same - EDIT: by "the same" I mean different from an iPad)
- sjs 15y agoYou tell me: http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_tab_ii_official.jpg http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_...
- mendocino 15y agoI don't think the design of Samsung's tablet, accessories and it's packaging is a coincidence. While you can't blame Samsung, or anyone, for the general shape of a tablet, I do think they crossed a line here. http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/10/article-1312983809188-0D5F969200000578-37536_636x386.jpg http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/10/article-131298380918...
- recoiledsnake 15y agohttp://img.tfd.com/cde/_PROGMN2.GIF http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PROGMN2.GIF with 32bit color and higher res icons. http://www.androidtabletfanatic.com/android-tablet-news/16-old-skool-tablets-rocking-it-before-the-ipad/ http://www.androidtabletfanatic.com/android-tablet-news/16-o...
- recoiledsnake 15y agoCrunchpad http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/original/0004/6593/46593v1.jpg http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/original/0004/6593/4...
- sjs 15y agoYes, it is. http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_tab_ii_official.jpg http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_...