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Apple Sues Apple As IPhone Found Copied From Earlier Versions

In a major turn of events, after running out of companies to sue, Apple has decided to sue itself for $10 Billion. Apple says that Apple knowingly and wilfully copied its own products and failed to innovate.

“Look at the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS; they all look very similar. Now look at the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S; they are almost the same,” said an Apple lawyer. Apple says that it has a patent on squares with rounded corners, which Apple copied for the last 4 years.


All iPhones are copied from each other, claim Apple lawyers.

People have been mislead into buying newer products, year after year, which are basically the same. However, Apple says that it was building on its own innovation and design patents shouldn’t apply in this case.

The judiciary system in the US is absolutely stumped. They are already convinced that Apple has shamelessly copied Apple, but are not able to decide how to go about the case. It is the first time in history that a company has sued itself.

Some analysts believe that this is a very smart move by Apple. If Apple loses the case, and pays 10 Billion USD to Apple, it might serve as a precedent for future cases. Some believe that it is marketing ploy by Apple, after being reportedly out of any tech coverage for over 4 hours.

The lawyers at Apple’s legal department were found to be having a huge party near the campus in anticipation of the huge pay check that they hope to receive from Apple, as well as Apple.

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

ryanrich wrote:

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

It also runs Android, unlucky.

Stuart wrote:

ryanrich wrote:

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

It also runs Android, unlucky.

ryanrich wrote:I did lol...

Apple Sues Apple As IPhone Found Copied From Earlier Versions

In a major turn of events, after running out of companies to sue, Apple has decided to sue itself for $10 Billion. Apple says that Apple knowingly and wilfully copied its own products and failed to innovate.

“Look at the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS; they all look very similar. Now look at the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S; they are almost the same,” said an Apple lawyer. Apple says that it has a patent on squares with rounded corners, which Apple copied for the last 4 years.


All iPhones are copied from each other, claim Apple lawyers.

People have been mislead into buying newer products, year after year, which are basically the same. However, Apple says that it was building on its own innovation and design patents shouldn’t apply in this case.

The judiciary system in the US is absolutely stumped. They are already convinced that Apple has shamelessly copied Apple, but are not able to decide how to go about the case. It is the first time in history that a company has sued itself.

Some analysts believe that this is a very smart move by Apple. If Apple loses the case, and pays 10 Billion USD to Apple, it might serve as a precedent for future cases. Some believe that it is marketing ploy by Apple, after being reportedly out of any tech coverage for over 4 hours.

The lawyers at Apple’s legal department were found to be having a huge party near the campus in anticipation of the huge pay check that they hope to receive from Apple, as well as Apple.

Sauce

Hman wrote:

ryanrich wrote:

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

It also runs Android, unlucky.

Or lucky depending on how you look at it

ADT wrote:

Hman wrote:

ryanrich wrote:

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

It also runs Android, unlucky.

Or lucky depending on how you look at it

I'm not a hater, but android just doesn't do it for me, and I've got 2 devices running on android

Luckily choice differs

Hman wrote:

ADT wrote:

Hman wrote:

ryanrich wrote:

Hman wrote:My precious Sony has those

It also runs Android, unlucky.

Or lucky depending on how you look at it

I'm not a hater, but android just doesn't do it for me, and I've got 2 devices running on android

Luckily choice differs

Dude, do the ICS update already.

DeathStrike wrote: I am not comparing the Android system. just the hardware.

DeathStrike wrote:Move over to Jelly Bean.

Stuart wrote:

DeathStrike wrote:Move over to Jelly Bean.

I don't root or jailbreak phones.

GreyWolf wrote:no-widget

GreyWolf wrote:- crappy sa app store
- bland, design
- no innovation
- no measurable advantage over competition

Why why why?

D3PART3D wrote:

GreyWolf wrote:no-widget

One of the gimmickiest android "features" IMO.

ADT wrote:i would suggest creating a US App store account

GreyWolf wrote:the ones that REALLY make it worth it are the 1 touch controls for bluetooth, wifi, 3g and GPS.

GreyWolf wrote:I use 7 widgets on my phone, but the ones that REALLY make it worth it are the 1 touch controls for bluetooth, wifi, 3g and GPS, and the widget showing my data usage.

It's not gimmicky, its useful and efficient, something iOS is supposed to be.

You know what is gimmicky? Apples proprietary connectors.

Hman wrote:Swipe left -> Weather

Hman wrote:Folders for most used apps

Hman wrote:Swipe left x2 -> Google+ and FB updates