Apple just killed off the Samsung Galaxy Tab
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-wins-us-sales-injunction-against-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/81028
"While Samsung will certainly suffer lost sales from the issuance of an injunction, the hardship to Apple of having to directly compete with Samsung’s infringing products outweighs Samsung’s harm in light of the previous findings by the Court."
A Samsung statement said: "Should Apple continue to make legal claims based on such a generic design patent, design innovation and progress in the industry could be restricted."
An Apple spokesperson said that "this kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we’ve said many times before, we need to protect Apple’s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas," reiterating an earlier company statement. The Cupertino-based company did not say when — or even if — the bond would be posted.
Another reason why I don't buy tablets and why I would NEVER buy an Apple product either for a phone or tablet. It seems that Apple's war against Android is still going very strong with the courts sadly on their side.
How the f**k is this good for the future of computing when the average consumer is moving away from PCs and to smartphones and tablets?
I have vowed off Apple since the mid-90s. I've actively and
purposefully avoided everything related to them and advised everyone I
know to NOT use or buy their products, including iTunes and QuickTime
software.
Apple is evil. $536+ billion market capitalization. Ever hear the
expression, "Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely"?
There it is. :-(
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Rick C. Hodgin
On 06/27/2012 01:17 PM, name at domain wrote:
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-wins-us-sales-injunction-against-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/81028
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> "While Samsung will certainly suffer lost sales from the issuance of
> an injunction, the hardship to Apple of having to directly compete
> with Samsung’s infringing products outweighs Samsung’s harm in light
> of the previous findings by the Court."
>
> A Samsung statement said: "Should Apple continue to make legal claims
> based on such a generic design patent, design innovation and progress
> in the industry could be restricted."
>
> An Apple spokesperson said that "this kind of blatant copying is wrong
> and, as we’ve said many times before, we need to protect Apple’s
> intellectual property when companies steal our ideas," reiterating an
> earlier company statement. The Cupertino-based company did not say
> when — or even if — the bond would be posted.
>
>
> Another reason why I don't buy tablets and why I would NEVER buy an
> Apple product either for a phone or tablet. It seems that Apple's war
> against Android is still going very strong with the courts sadly on
> their side.
>
> How the f**k is this good for the future of computing when the average
> consumer is moving away from PCs and to smartphones and tablets?
>
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The problem is Apple and Microsoft were evil long before this. Even when the companies were small they exhibited unacceptable behaviours.
Key founders of these companies are the proponents of proprietary software. It wasn't always this way. In the early days (long before my time) nobody even thought of restricting software. It wasn't until Bill Gates and others started advocating and licensing it that changes occurred.
>I would NEVER buy an Apple product
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I am certainly not a fan of Apple, though I got an i-phone quite a while back. I was very impressed by its Google maps function, at the time. I liked being able to go online with it and search the internet, without having to have a laptop with me. The one feature I liked about i-tunes is Genius, which can analyze your music collection/tastes and make suggestions as to which other songs you might like.
Is there a free GNU/Linux application like Genius?
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I don't know. But whenever you want to buy something from Apple go find a freedom friendly project or piece of hardware instead. It's the only way you are going to get these types of features. If even free software advocates are buying Apple hardware we are doomed.
An Apple rotten to the core .... but people keep buying their products.
I used to be an Apple fanboy. Didn't know any better. I thoroughly despised Microsoft. Now I despise them both ;). You can by the way probably make a case that Apple is even worse than Microsoft in many aspects!
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Apple using legal tactics to ban their competitors is bad, but it's not like Samsung is protecting user freedom (I doubt you can install a GNU/Linux distro on any of their tablets other than "on top of Android" and I doubt the bootloader can be replaced by u-boot or by another free bootloader).
While it is true that their implementation is "non-free" and Android itself has a lot of proprietary code, users can at least install software outside of the Google Play store. I can use F-Droid or directly install an APK file without touching the Play market. Try doing that with an Apple product.
Speaking of F-Droid, is someone still maintaining that?
What makes you think F-Droid isn't maintained? I get updates, see new applications being added to the repository...
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You can install non-approved software on Apple phones and tablets if you jailbreak. You can even install a port of Android:
http://www.idroidproject.org/wiki/Status
Also, older versions of the iPod music player support Rockbox:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/TargetStatus
Replacing the operating system on an Android device and removing carrier and Google pre-installed junk usually requires rooting (how many devices come with root out of the box?) which voids the warranty just like jailbreaking.
Yup, you can install whatever you want on a jailbroken iPhone. Just like the Android phones, anyone can void their warranty to throw whatever they want on those little devices.
I'm saying for the less tech saavy (mother, grandmother, etc) that would not root or jailbreak their Verizon phone does have more options with an Android. There are plusses of being able to install what you want outside an app store but can also be some negatives if the software is malware. That is obvious. :-)
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The less tech savvy will simply install software from the "store" that comes pre-installed on the device and won't bother looking for alternative "stores".
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If you are going to buy this hardware in the first place it's better to buy the lesser restrictive hardware. Apple goes out of its way to do everything it can to prevent you from owning your hardware. They make the hardware impractical to repair by designing them in such a way that they break if you try. They release patches to brick phones and prevent jail breaking. They bully everybody into self-serving policies.
Some of the aspects that make these phones nicer come from GNU/Linux (repositories). It's the restrictive nature and how they incorporates the concepts that is so problematic.
It's completely acceptable to implement policies to protect users interests (security) that a technical user might not like. Such as disabling the installation of non-repository software. The problem is you can't disable that. What Apple shouldn't do is use the position they have as a means to implement self-serving policies policies to ensure a monopoly. They dictate prices and restrict free software.
It's one thing to limit software. This could be done in a reasonable non-discriminatory manor. Like listing software by rating, only listing applications with a GUI (no libraries by default or similar). That shouldn't be an issue. Even implementing a system that locks out some applications isn't a problem. It's the utter unreasonableness and self serving reasons that make it problematic. They do whatever they can to take away your freedoms.
Debian doesn't allow in every application which is written. There are policies which restrict whom can become a Debian maintainer (requires two other maintainers approval). Such systems/policies aren't a problem. It's when you start eliminating applications so that you can gain a monopoly advantage which is an issue.
I should point out that Debian isn't free software distribution (a FSF approved distribution). The distribution is probably the next best thing after a non-FSF approved distribution though. Debian has for instance removed proprietary drivers / firmware. What they don't do is take all the steps to eliminate linking to or promotion of non-free software. There are separate repositories for instance with the non-free software.
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Screw Apple for destroying the competition. I've sworn off their products for a while but I enjoy the fact that I can swear off all proprietary products in general with Trisquel and only reward those technologies or products which I seem excellent with any kind of financial exchange.
Whats the story with Android anyway? Is it free software, if not is there a free software alternative for Android smartphones?
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Actually there are other aspects concerning "freeness" of Android. For example, even if you replace the OS by a free one it isn't enough if the modem can be used to spy on you (e.g. if the modem can turn on the microphone or GPS without the user's approval). Here one can see a comparison of free devices taking into account such issues:
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest/SmartPhone
They are now focussing on making cheaper products to dig into market share of other companies.
I sadly and most regrettably purchased an iPad first generation for my dad more than a year ago Back when I didn't understand the full implications or importance of things like this. Won't ever make that mistake again. For that product, or any Apple or other proprietary hardware / software company again. If it was mine, I would have returned it post haste.
And after actually using the thing, I have NO IDEA why these are so popular. You can't actually DO anything with it. You have no option of installing your own applications. And its been continually getting more buggy and slow as time has passed. Half the time it doesn't want to connect to Wifi, even though my GNU/Linux laptop does just fine. You know I've seen a 65 year old new anchor using one of these things for his Live broadcast notes?? Seriously how ignorant can someone be, other than just wanting the envy of the viewers. :-S
Do you guys have any opinions on the KDE Vivaldi 7" or the Zareason - Zatab 10" Tablets? I was considering purchasing one to use for Business purposes, but don't know if they use non-free drivers. Both are fully unlocked by default and the companies encourage hacking. Both are using the same ARM10 processors and the same Mali 400 GPU. Aaron Siego (creator and developer of the Vivaldi) has said that the Broadcom WiFi is non-free, but are working to get it freed.
I would much rather pay $400 for a fully open and freedom based tablet, than pay 200 for one that is made by a company that is perfectly fine with being pushed around by Apple. As any numb skull lawyer with modest historical knowledge of techology would see there are numerous prior works and products that invalidate most if not all of Apple's patent claims.
I believe the freest option is either the Vivaldi tablet or the NOOK Color, which is very cheap and on which you would install CyanogenMod: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/nook-color
The Zatab is not supported by CyanogenMod and Android includes quite a lot of proprietary software (besides the privacy problem raised by the inclusion of many Google services).
Yup, but the Zatab is made by Zareason. The very popular GNU/Linux computer company. And they are making it completely open and will be have the option to come with no Operating System at all (for developer who prefer that) or with CyanogenMod, as they are currently helping the Dev's port CM over to the Zatab. And since the internal hardware is very common amoung cheaper tablets. That means the same Rom will easily be able to work on lots of other devices as well.
Also , the 10 inch screen of the Zatab is very very nice. As I would be using it for business presentations a lot. And has lots of ports on the side. :-)
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I have to stop you. ZaReason is not supporting free software. They clearly ship hardware that isn't even compatible with free software. The chipsets they use are dependent on non-free drivers/firmware and wouldn't be compatible with Trisquel or other free software platforms. The distributions they support are ones which include non-free software.
2nd I'm doubtful of the claim in regards to this tablet because of the above, other statements they have made, and what I know from the developers of other tablets. The tablet situation is not good. The chipsets being used are dependent on non-free drivers/firmware. Android is not a free software system and if you remove the non-free parts from Android you end up with Replicant. Replicant probably would not work on this device or be severely crippled. You would likely lose 3d acceleration support and possibly wireless. Alternatively there may be a free software compatible solution if you comprise battery life. I'm unsure if such a solution exists because usually the specifications list "Intel" rather than a specific chipset. Many of these tablets are using an "Intel" chipset that was developed by a third party and sold under the Intel brand name. It is not free software compatible. All other Intel graphics chipsets are free software friendly. I've been told the wireless is also an issue. I would have thought this would be easy to solve given that laptops/tablets are similar and at least with an Intel x86 tablet one could use an Atheros chipset (Atheros Mini PCIe cards are free software compatible). Apparently I'm wrong though. I haven't had the opportunity to disassemble any tablets so I'm unsure how much flexibility there is. If everything is built into the motherboard it makes it even more complicated as you then larger quantities.
One last thing. They did try and support Trisquel. It appears that effort failed. They didn't advertise it for very long although they did make an announcement and what I've been told by other users on this forum is they will still build you such a laptop. What I'm unsure of is if they even can. They don't advertise systems that have chipsets that are free software compatible. If they stock Atheros wireless cards they might be able to offer this on some systems. It looks like at least sometimes they have systems which if configured different might be free software compatible.
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