Yes, only Apple can have a square tablet with rounded corners. Stupid judgement.
But apparently this court has the same reputation as the patent court in East Texas. Super troll friendly.

Apple are going to drastic lengths to stop competition surely thats against EU regulations ! I dont get the similarity argument , what difference does it make. Isnt there hundreds of similar products out there by different brands. Im very much pro apple products, the mac book is ingenious but I think they’ve gone crazy with injunctions. Ah sure maybe they just love the court room !

Poor Apple and me writing this message on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 :-)

It seems apple is throwing more toys out of its pram.Is it scared that samsung are catching up and bringing out better phones and taplets.Whats next now for apple.To sue sony when there tablet comes out next month.If apple has a copy right issue with its phones and ipad how come makers of flat screen tvs havent taken each orther to court.Apple wants to be the only company to bring out smart phones and tablets and for that reason i will never buy an apple ipod/phone.

Outrageous abuse of patent laws. Any hope of the anti-trust people pulling the finger out and putting Apple in their place?

Oh great sure. Because iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Tab are so similar. Why dont Apple go against Google who engineered Android? (The TouchWizard UI isnt very different to the basic Android UI.)

Whats next? Perhaps we should revert to Morse Code for awhile in case Apple gets offended that someone has graphics on their computers? Wouldn’t want to do something without Apple’s expressed explicit permission!

(It always confuses me why people seem to think that Apple are much more friendly than other companies.)

This has nothing to do with design and everything to do with money. Apple wants to get a chunk of money from the sale of all Android phones to bump up its balance sheet when the iPhone stops being the cash cow it is now. It’s looking for a similar arrangement to the one between Microsoft and HTC where MS gets $5 from the sale of every HTC phone, without having to lift a finger. http://tnw.co/qvA3UL

Ridiculous !!!

Of coarse they would will sell more products (for a time) by opening their devices up and letting users do as they please, but that will, as Donncha suggested, create a mess. There are many reasons for the success of Apple products, but mainly simplicity, reliability and consistency. Open the devices up and they lose all this.

The courts are there for a reason, patent law is there for a reason and the two companies are there for a reason. When you create something you want to protect it, if it’s a legitimate claim you will win, in not, you will lose. My company have products on the market being copied by major corporations everyday, we do everything we can to protect our design, innovation and investment so why shouldn’t Apple? We don’t want to destroy our competitors, we need them too much. It’s a game, and like all games there are rules and laws in place to make sure it is played fairly.

It’s funny how the Apple subject creates so much debate and confrontation…….If their products don’t do what you need them to do, don’t buy them, if you haven’t used them for a reasonable amount of time, don’t criticise and if a person chooses to buy one don’t be ignorant; it’s their choice.

I meant iPad.
iPad is comparable (according to some others but not me) to the Galaxy Tab
iPhone is comparable (according to some others but not me) Galaxy S

Truth is, they may have over lapping features, but, so do Cars and Carts. So do many things. It is wrong (and worrying) why Apple are so forceful about their fear of losing market shares. I know a way they could boost market shares greatly. Make their products open so users can choose how they use them!

Microsoft Slogan from 1995 “Where do you want to go today?”
Apple Slogan that I just made up: “Here is where you are going today!”

Well done to the german courts upholding trademarks and patents, Apple have every right to pursue iClones as it’s their product and invention, if samsung lack the imagination or inventiveness to create a product of their own and instead copycat a rival to pass off as theirs then they should be punished

Hmmm apple took a case, they won, so I’m guessing they have a case, and samsung are appealing. Apple control access to their product, so it doesn’t become a mess like all the others. and make loads of money. What’s the issue here?

Yes Titus, cos apple came up with the innovative concept of a touchscreen tablet!!!! Do your homework before throwing out statements like that. Clown.

tis the bilderberg…. ah ya… they have jobs for the boys…. sorry… meant the boys are for Jobs!!!! :-)

What a load of pointless waffle here! Buy an apple product, or don’t! The amount of pompous comments here is laughable considering we’re talking about multinational corporations who only care about your dollar/euro. Additionally I’ve no doubt samsung/google would have sued in the reverse situation, they’ve all got shareholders looking for the best deal!