Apple Accused of Altering Second Photo in Samsung Suit
Did Apple manipulate more photos in its legal proceedings against Samsung?
Earlier this week, a report from Dutch website Webwereld accused Apple of doctoring a picture of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to make the size and aspect ratio look more like that of an iPad. The image in question was submitted as evidence in an intellectual property suit filed in a German court. Now, the company is accused of altering more than one image.
What you see below is a picture that was submitted as part of an IP suit in the Netherlands. It shows the iPhone and Galaxy S (far left and middle, respectively) looking almost exactly the same size. However, in reality, the Galaxy S is both taller and wider than the iPhone, as evidenced by the phone on the right. The Galaxy S measures 122.4 x 64.2 mm, while the iPhone 3G measures in at 115.5 x 62.1 mm.
Cupertino has not yet commented on the photo (nor has it said anything about the photo earlier in the week, which actually altered the aspect ratio of the Galaxy Tab, not just the size). Apple and Samsung have been caught up in this IP litigation for months now, but this latest revelation, along with the photo from earlier in the week, reflects extremely poorly on Apple. Especially when you consider the fact that the company has not even denied accusations that it altered the images. The company suffered another setback earlier this week when the injunction it had been granted to prevent Samsung importing Galaxy Tab 10.1 units into the country was lifted. Read more about that here.
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Lie to sell products, lie about the competition ... why not lie in court? They get away with it all the time.
It is pretty pathetic to see a company such as Apple trying to reduce competition by falsifying documents and presenting that in court. I cant wait to see their stocks drop after Samsung wins the lawsuit, as well as many more lawsuits in the future. Under law, knowingly submitting false documents are a felony, and leads to big fine. I sure want to see the face of the judge that banned Samsung products in EU now, lol.
Apples credibility is zero. They should have all their current suits as plantiffs thrown out, IMHO. And they should be prosecuted for falsifiying evidence.
Didn't you guys already make an article about this. If not, it is very old news.
[citation][nom]Justice4all99[/nomI sure want to see the face of the judge that banned Samsung products in EU now, lol.[/citation]
He is probably enjoying a good drink with his new found (deep pocketed) friend Jobs who bolstered his bank account out of "friendship" lol.
so, will perjury be called at any point, and a block on apple for blatantly lieing to get their way, and not just to consumers, but to government and law.
i mean, they should ban apple sales, and than drag their butts on the appeal process, just to put apple in their place.
Didn't you guys already make an article about this. If not, it is very old news.
They did for a previous image, this is a second time that Apple have altered pictures in the same case.
Apple dipshits.
this really is pathetic. And the sad thing is that theyll always get away with it.
The Apple is rotting on the tree.
If this was the US the case would be thrown out for falsifying evidence.
Apple is the worst company ever. They have everyone in court suing them.
Looking at the photo we can see Samsung's mobile is thinner and has a screen a bit bigger than the iphone shit. ^^
Lol, AGAIN? I mean, it's not like a few millimetres change anything, but the fact itself is outrageous. THEY should be sued, not Samsung (btw, no way an SGS or SGS II are a copy of iPhone... they have much better specs and more interfaces).
Read AGAIN. "Second time"! That is TODAY's news. Just read about it on other news sites - this time Tom's is fast!
Apple is more and more like the Mafia of the industry and it is time they be put in their proper place.
The purpose of the photo was to show how simular the two products look and how one could be mistaken for the other. The actual dimensions do not matter at all in this case. You could not tell the dimensions of either of these phones in a printed advertisement, TV commercial or web/mobile ad spot. So resizing the picture to show how eactly it follows the appearance of the other product or to show how easily it could be confused when shown in non-actual size advertizing seems like a very credible thing to do. But haters will hate on Apple all the way. There is no realistic arguement to be made that the Samsung phone is completely different because they made it in 5/4ths scale.
I'm going to have to take a second look at these Samsung products. They must be pretty good for Apple to risk so much. I don't want a smartphone, but the basic phones available seem to be pretty suck as of late.
The first time, anyone could argue that it may be a mistake. Well, they submitted the incorrect image again. Apple has no respect to juvenile justice system. Apple should not win in this case.
The purpose of the photo was to show how simular the two products look and how one could be mistaken for the other. The actual dimensions do not matter at all in this case. You could not tell the dimensions of either of these phones in a printed advertisement, TV commercial or web/mobile ad spot. So resizing the picture to show how eactly it follows the appearance of the other product or to show how easily it could be confused when shown in non-actual size advertizing seems like a very credible thing to do. But haters will hate on Apple all the way. There is no realistic arguement to be made that the Samsung phone is completely different because they made it in 5/4ths scale.
ye i guess shrinking samsungs phone to match iphones aspect ratio is harmless too huh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tq7yykR-DM
They carelessly lie to the Justice. How far they go lying to the consumer?
There is. Hardware inside.
They carelessly lie to the Justice. How far they go lying to the consumer?
Zero, they don't care about the consumers only their wallets and that is now in jeopardy due to a superior product so they went down the slippery slope and lied to the law in order to try to save their skin! It will be entertaining to see how apples share will drop like a rock soon! Sell while you can because the bubble is about to burst like a balloon filled with nothing but air worth about as much as empty words!
All businesses care more about wallets than the consumer.. Apple actually cares about THEIR consumers (recycling iCrap for discounts, etc), but at the cost of screwing around with other businesses' consumers. I think I prefer standard approach: I buy stuff, I get warranty, I pay for the device and nothing else, and I take care of it.
$75,000,000,000 fine would fix this.
The problem for samsung is that if they opened up both phones they have a lot of the same components so there for samsung is copying apple.
PS the components they have the same are made by samsung.
no, no you misunderstand, apple arn't lying...they're thinking differently.
Samsung well ahead of bleedin ITosh
The problem for samsung is that if they opened up both phones they have a lot of the same components so there for samsung is copying apple. PS the components they have the same are made by samsung.
You're saying Samsung is copying Apple because Samsung has a lot of their own components in their own device, but Apple isn't copying Samsung even though Apple has a lot of Samsung components in their device. Your logic is mystifying...
You're saying Samsung is copying Apple because Samsung has a lot of their own components in their own device, but Apple isn't copying Samsung even though Apple has a lot of Samsung components in their device. Your logic is mystifying...
i think he was being sarcastic
i would write a half way intelligible comment dur, but this is toms hardware so
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DIE Apple Die
lol that was fun death to the infidels