Re:Apple Never Designed the iPad - They Undesigned it
by danilocampos on Thursday December 08, 2011 @02:39PM
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> Anyway, do you feel offended by a slot in a tablet? Does it really matter that much?
I'm offended that anyone can look at the situation and argue that Samsung arrived at their designs independently.
Re:Apple Never Designed the iPad - They Undesigned it
by moskie on Thursday December 08, 2011 @03:50PM
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No one arrives at any design independently. Design decisions are always informed by what's been proven successful, whether be the current designer or their competitors.
Apple has of course influenced the market. The question is whether Apple has the right to be only company in the market to sell certain things, like rectangular touchscreen tablet devices. I don't think they have that right.
Maybe the Apple USB connector is not even protected design and Samsung was allowed to use it? Is it actually compatible to the Apple connector.
Once you go for a wider connector, perhaps again there are not that many options if you want to be thin. It has to be some kind of slot of some length. Presumably the amount of pins is fixed, and you want a minimum length per pin for good connectivity? (I am just guessing, don't know much about electronics).
Anyway, do you feel offended by a slot in a tablet? Does it really matter that much?