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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by mcantelon on Monday April 18, 2011 @06:42PM (#2461043)
> I think they have a point when they say that Samsung's interface is basically just a rip off.

A grid of icons isn't exactly new. Palm did it before Apple. Windows 3.11 before Palm.

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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by Samuel_Michon on Monday April 18, 2011 @08:50PM (#2461291)
"A grid of icons isn't exactly new. Palm did it before Apple. Windows 3.11 before Palm."

Apple's Newton OS came three years before Palm's Pilot. Apple's Mac System came 8 years before Windows 3.11. They all used grids of icons, it's part of the desktop metaphor. If that were the only thing Samsung copied, I doubt they would be getting sued now.

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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by tvon on Monday April 18, 2011 @08:29PM (#2461248)
There seem to be more similarities than just a grid of icons.
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