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That is a very confusing article. I can't tell whether they are saying it is a good thing or not. When they say "on Friday" in the first paragraph, do they mean

That is a very confusing article. I can't tell whether they are saying it is a good thing or not. When they say "on Friday" in the first paragraph, do they mean today or last week? Towards the end of the article, it says that sales were banned earlier this week.

Steko 14y ago
"I can't tell whether they are saying it is a good thing or not." The whole point of the media is not to take sides. Generally it's not really a great result for either side -- Apple had the tablet injunction upheld and Samsung got a reprieve on the Galaxy Nexus injunction.
- ajross 14y ago
  I think from the perspective of a patent hater like myself it's a good thing (edit to be clear: a good thing on balance). The tablet injunction was based on a very narrow criteria in a design patent (basically that the Galaxy Tab looked just like an iPad). The "search from multiple sources" patent was absolute nonsense, and hugely dangerous to a functioning market.
  - Steko 14y ago
    I think you've simultaneously missed and proved my point. You don't care for the tablet injunction so upholding the tablet can't have been the good thing you claim. It's a mixed result. Neither here nor there... I have more sympathy for software patent defendants then design. If Samsung wants to gamble with their billion dollar product lines to see how close to Apple's shit the courts will allow them to get that's their prerogative. They knew exactly what they were doing just as Motorola and others knew exactly what they were doing by differentiating their products more clearly - protecting themselves from costly lawsuits for one.
berberous 14y ago
They mean today. There is an upcoming trial in the lower court. The judge who will preside over that trial issued an injunction earlier this week preventing the Nexus from being sold until the trial can resolve these patent issues. Samsung appealed to the higher court, who agreed to stay (temporarily remove) the injunction - so that the Nexus can continue to be sold - at least until Apple files its response to Samsung's request and the court has considered the papers.
mattdeboard 14y ago
It's a confusing article for you, I guess. An article written on a Friday referring to Friday is probably referring to the Friday on which the article was written. What is confusing about the phrase "earlier this week"?
- electrichead 14y ago
  That's not true. An article written on Friday referring to Friday probably means the previous Friday.
  - mattdeboard 14y ago
    Wrong. There's a concept in journalism called newspaper dateweek. A story written on Friday can refer to the day on which it is written either as "today" or "Friday." LAST Friday would be the month & day, e.g. June 30. You are confusing how things actually work with how you think they should work.

Steko 14y ago

"I can't tell whether they are saying it is a good thing or not." The whole point of the media is not to take sides. Generally it's not really a great result for either side -- Apple had the tablet injunction upheld and Samsung got a reprieve on the Galaxy Nexus injunction.

ajross 14y ago
I think from the perspective of a patent hater like myself it's a good thing (edit to be clear: a good thing on balance). The tablet injunction was based on a very narrow criteria in a design patent (basically that the Galaxy Tab looked just like an iPad). The "search from multiple sources" patent was absolute nonsense, and hugely dangerous to a functioning market.
- Steko 14y ago
  I think you've simultaneously missed and proved my point. You don't care for the tablet injunction so upholding the tablet can't have been the good thing you claim. It's a mixed result. Neither here nor there... I have more sympathy for software patent defendants then design. If Samsung wants to gamble with their billion dollar product lines to see how close to Apple's shit the courts will allow them to get that's their prerogative. They knew exactly what they were doing just as Motorola and others knew exactly what they were doing by differentiating their products more clearly - protecting themselves from costly lawsuits for one.

berberous 14y ago

They mean today. There is an upcoming trial in the lower court. The judge who will preside over that trial issued an injunction earlier this week preventing the Nexus from being sold until the trial can resolve these patent issues. Samsung appealed to the higher court, who agreed to stay (temporarily remove) the injunction - so that the Nexus can continue to be sold - at least until Apple files its response to Samsung's request and the court has considered the papers.

mattdeboard 14y ago

It's a confusing article for you, I guess. An article written on a Friday referring to Friday is probably referring to the Friday on which the article was written. What is confusing about the phrase "earlier this week"?

electrichead 14y ago
That's not true. An article written on Friday referring to Friday probably means the previous Friday.
- mattdeboard 14y ago
  Wrong. There's a concept in journalism called newspaper dateweek. A story written on Friday can refer to the day on which it is written either as "today" or "Friday." LAST Friday would be the month & day, e.g. June 30. You are confusing how things actually work with how you think they should work.