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The big distinction that seems to be getting missed is that Apple isn't selling wall clocks with this design. So they aren't remotely competing with the design
by roc 14y ago
The big distinction that seems to be getting missed is that Apple isn't selling wall clocks with this design. So they aren't remotely competing with the designs that they 'copy' from.
Samsung is copying Apple, arguably intentionally, to create directly competing products.
This is a very different thing.
- SteveJobless 14y agoSure, nice workaround. But the swiss design is actually used on any watches. And because many people use their phones also as watches we can therefore declare that Apple is a competitor of Mondaine. And stealing is stealing, no matter what is the purpose, as far as I know. But what do I know right ? I'm not even an Apple fan.
- vacri 14y agoNice reframing there. The Mondaine clockface isn't just used in wall clocks.
- roc 14y agoI'm not saying Apple is right. I'm saying the contexts are wildly different. They probably ought to cough up some sort of fee, or change if the designers don't want them to use it. But one face on one app of a multifunction device is simply not the same as aping a plurality of features and designs of a competing device.
- ktizo 14y agoPhones compete with watches though. Personally, I don't really care about people making knockoff Mondaine watches, I just find this funny and feel it is that peculiar form of justice that is generally known as "live by the sword, die by the sword". Is like cannibals being left to their own devices till they get bored and eat each other.
- phaus 14y agoI'd go so far as to say that phones compete with watches and physical clocks. I personally can't stand to wear a watch, and I almost always have an electronic device on my person. I don't even own a traditional clock anymore.
- panacea 14y ago'Apple makes digital copy of physical clock' ... "Is like cannibals being left to their own devices till they get bored and eat each other." That escalated quickly.
- eswangren 14y agoAgreed. I mean, who else but apple could have come up with rounded corners? Brilliant!