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Re:The Crunchpad is proof of obviousness in iPad design by VladRussian on Friday December 09, 2011 @05:30PM (#3335945)
so we have an Apple supporter argueing that millimeter is enough of a difference to maintain originality, while several comments below another Apple supporter

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3334437

suggests that the home button was copied even though " They changed white square into a white rectangle and that's about it." So change of shape isn't enough to maintain originality.

In Russian we have a saying for such cases - "one's desire to climb up the pine without getting the one's ass poked/scratched by the needles".

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Re:The Crunchpad is proof of obviousness in iPad design by philwelch on Friday December 09, 2011 @06:20PM (#3336120)
I don't know about Russians, but I don't function in a hive mind with others, even if we both like Apple products. So don't ask me to answer for another individual's arguments.

The difference between flush and inset is qualitative, and even conceding that point there are significant design differences.

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