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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by danieldk on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @10:12AM (#2920723)
Given that the ban starts only on October 13 and Android 3.0 does not violate the relevant patents (according to Dutch news sites). Couldn't Samsung just update the firmware in the meanwhile to change the behavior of touch-based photo browsing to whatever Android 3.0 uses?

Edit: according to the judgment summary the Galaxy Tab does not violate said patents.

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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by pieter on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @10:21AM (#2920761)
Yes, this is exactly what they're going to do. They've already said they'll update the firmware before the deadline to remove the scrolling behavior, so their phones won't get taken out of the stores.

[1] Dutch: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/76361/samsung-blijft-galaxy-s-ii-...

[2] Translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&h...

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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by CWIZO on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @10:41AM (#2920837)
As ridiculous as this is, I hope that this at least means we'll get the 3.0 update sooner to our SGSII phones ...
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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by buster on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @10:58AM (#2920922)
I don't think any phone will get 3.0 because this is the "tablet version".. 4.0 (or what icecream sandwich will be) will be the united 2.3 and 3.x branches. You'll have to wait a little longer, although Icecream Sandwich will be released soon
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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by veeti on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @10:59AM (#2920928)
Android 3.0 is only for tablets.
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Re:Netherlands judge rules Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Ap... by MicahNance on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @12:50PM (#2921447)
Based on how long they took to upgrade the Galaxy S (Captivate) to 2.2, no. That may have been mostly due to AT&T's involvement, though.
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