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This is about Samsung using Google's software and getting sued for it. How is that "teaching the East a lesson"? That's framing it as some cultural pudding matc

by jeffool 15y ago

This is about Samsung using Google's software and getting sued for it. How is that "teaching the East a lesson"? That's framing it as some cultural pudding match that makes no sense to most HN readers (or else he'd have a positive ranking.) Add in the fact that most people here think software patents have serious problems, at the least... And it's pretty easy to see why it was down-voted to me.

Jun8 15y ago
I didn't use the term "teaching the East a lesson" nor was it implied. I just said that Asian companies have long made it a habit of copying successful designs and ideas. I don't think anyone can argue with this proposition. Now, this not an "evil" thing to do. I am up for abolishing the current atrocious use of software copyrights as the next person: let all the copy cats come out with the stuff and let the market decide in a fair battle. However, to do this, the market conditions must be made level, which it definitely is not, especially in China (I don't know the situation in Taiwan or South Korea). This certainly is no "cultural pudding match" and if you are in the tech sector it is very relevant. As for downvoting: People's comments are their opinions, you may disagree or they may be wrong. What do you do when you get stuck with a boring person in a meetup, you just ignore them and move to the next person to talk. I do the same for comments here (or in any other forum) and do not downvote, unless they are offensive or badly formulated.
- jeffool 15y ago
  Maybe you didn't mean to imply it, but that's what I got from "sending them a message." And as to if they've been successful about copying Western design choices... This is Apple suing over a Google design choice. Samsung may be the manufacturer, but it's my understand that they didn't implement feature Apple's suing over. It just resides in their tablet, and Apple doesn't want to sue Google. Yet. I think that's also why people were down-voting. (I don't have the ability yet.) Because your initial post comes off as blaming Samsung for copying a software feature, when it's Google's code. Samsung just distributed hardware that uses it.

by jeffool 15y ago

Jun8 15y ago

I didn't use the term "teaching the East a lesson" nor was it implied. I just said that Asian companies have long made it a habit of copying successful designs and ideas. I don't think anyone can argue with this proposition. Now, this not an "evil" thing to do. I am up for abolishing the current atrocious use of software copyrights as the next person: let all the copy cats come out with the stuff and let the market decide in a fair battle. However, to do this, the market conditions must be made level, which it definitely is not, especially in China (I don't know the situation in Taiwan or South Korea). This certainly is no "cultural pudding match" and if you are in the tech sector it is very relevant. As for downvoting: People's comments are their opinions, you may disagree or they may be wrong. What do you do when you get stuck with a boring person in a meetup, you just ignore them and move to the next person to talk. I do the same for comments here (or in any other forum) and do not downvote, unless they are offensive or badly formulated.

jeffool 15y ago
Maybe you didn't mean to imply it, but that's what I got from "sending them a message." And as to if they've been successful about copying Western design choices... This is Apple suing over a Google design choice. Samsung may be the manufacturer, but it's my understand that they didn't implement feature Apple's suing over. It just resides in their tablet, and Apple doesn't want to sue Google. Yet. I think that's also why people were down-voting. (I don't have the ability yet.) Because your initial post comes off as blaming Samsung for copying a software feature, when it's Google's code. Samsung just distributed hardware that uses it.