[BGR][AC] Samsung’s plan for revenge: Sue Apple if it dares release an LTE iPhone - Page 5

Originally Posted by OC'ing Noob 

The level of reading comprehension or lack thereof on this forum amazes me sometimes... Where in that statement did I mention Apple? Also labor force does not equate to making components. It also includes other services such as assembly, customer support, ect.

Originally Posted by OC'ing Noob 

A company based in the US cannot hire a labor force that offers the same price per hour as Foxconn due to US laws and something called minimum wage. Higher costs means higher prices or much lower profit margins than competitors that outsource, which is essentially all major competitors.:

Originally Posted by Stuuut 

Well maybe i lack reading comprehension.... i don't know you tell me. You where responding to a comment about Apple.... how is it not about Apple?
Assembly... Apple doesn't do it Foxxcon does it.
Customer support i have no clue where Samsungs customer support is based.
A company based in the US (Apple) cannot hire labor force that offers the same price per hour as Foxconn (They do hire foxconn to assemble their products) They outsource just like all the other company's

Originally Posted by dklimitless 

1). From your arguments, assuming the products from both companies are the same quality overall. Then it means the US companies are doing something wrong if their products cost more.

Originally Posted by SectorNine50 

in·no·vate
   [in-uh-veyt] in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1. to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
Apple does innovate, but gets pissed when others innovate from their innovations...

Originally Posted by grizzlyblunting 

just give me an awesome iphone 5 before they get banned... I despise apple, but the sg3 just doesn't do it for me. Give me something that is as sexy as an iphone and I will switch. I haven't carried a big hunk of plastic around since my nokia days and don't intend to go back anytime soon.

Originally Posted by Nocturin 

The real question:
Are they FRAND and if they aren't has the supplier of LTE chips specifically signed something that says the patent-licensess are non-transferable with sale?

Originally Posted by darkstar585 

For those who are saying apple is a US company...last time I checked, around 90%+ of every device they produce is either out sourced or bought and then assembled abroad . Sure the design team is based in the US but that hardly makes up for the entire company...
Its not like apple are creating 1000's of new jobs for US workers either with all the vast sums of money they have accumulated as it mostly gets sunk back into china south Korea etc or for securing obscure and pointless patents...

Originally Posted by Diogenes5 

I know this is OCN.net but the Apple hate goes a little too far.
1) Apple is a US company and Samsung is not. Them winning is good for all US companies as it shows that we are serious about protecting our innovations. You may disagree with the facts but the overarching impact is that innovation will be more secure and that is a good thing as American companies MUST innovate to compete with low-cost competitors overseas. If companies like Samsung think they can simply copy within a few months a product line from an American company, then all US companies are in trouble.
2) Apple products are underpowered for the price. They always have been. Most people will still buy them because Apple products ARE STABLE and EASY TO USE. I have to troubleshoot my PC, android tablet, and Android phone at least a few times a month. Apple devices do not have those kinds of issues for better or worse. For the vast majority of people who use tech casually, the stability and ease of apple products make them superior.
3) I don't see how you can say Apple doesn't innovate. The tablet market is now bigger than the PC market in terms of unit sales. Why is that? Because Steve Jobs saw a niche in the consumption of media and use of the internet that was being unfilled and delivered a compelling device at a good pricepoint. The ipod may have been just another mp3 player but the Iphone and the Ipad were the first "good" devices of their kind.
Don't own Apple products anymore, I am just too much of a power user but I can understand their appeal and their innovative value. I think the main thing to be learned from the patent wars is that our patent system needs a fundamental overhaul to prevent this kind of insane litigousness. A more flexible patent system with regard to fast-moving fields (like cellular tech) would be ideal; something like having a patent last 2-3 years. Enough to pay for innovation and then some while making litigation much less profitable and feasible.

Originally Posted by Fuell 

But two Rights can make an airplane.
An airplane we can crash into Apple HQ!
I think Rooster is on to something here guys.