Seriously Apple? (Wants Samsung to stop making "rectangular" phones).
 

I haven't had much regard for Apple before, but this is ridiculous.

http://fudzilla.com/home/item/25131-...angular-phones

So what exactly would a phone/tablet following these guidelines look like? [rofl]

I totally understand the need to protect your IP, but you have to wonder just how stupid the top brass at Apple are to even consider this kind of action. They are quickly becoming a parody of themselves, and I give them five years before they implode into a narcissistic crater now that Jobs has gone.

I was really hoping that with Jobs' departure, Apple would go a different route and not be as litigious. It seems they are going out of their way to tarnish their reputation.

They're mad that Samsung is kicking their ass.

Apple have been losing or being overturned too many times already the past few weeks. Maybe release a new product instead of getting left behind and using bullying to alleviate the symptoms of falling behind.

They aren't filing the suite because they think they have a chance at winning, they're filing because they're trying to slow Samsung down because there's bad blood between the 2 right now.

Judging by the lack of articles anywhere else, I don't think this is happening.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/24549...artphones.html

http://liliputing.com/2011/12/apple-...zzle-them.html

http://www.firstpost.com/tech/apple-...9D-149465.html

They've had the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in some countries, at least for a temporary time period already.

Don't you think that we should wait on Sparafucil's pro opinion before making our own. I heard he read another article on corporate America so he should be fit to conclude.

Apple just plain and simply loves to sue. I read somewhere they once tried to sue New York City because it's used an apple in it's new logo.

They also tried to sue an Australian fresh food Supermarket (Woolworths) because it used an apple in their logo.

None of the apples even look like Apples logo.

As for different phone designs, maybe Samsung could create similar looking phones to the Galaxy Nexus. That phone looks like pure sex, such a sexy looking phone. If it wasn't overpriced here in Australia and have a rather weak GPU I'd buy it out right.

I know why they are doing it, but it doesn't make it any less childish or the claims any less ridiculous.

Trying to trademark the rectangle? FFS.

I think apple products look nice but if this is the path where apple is heading I will stop caring about their products all together.

I would so send them a sales charts with "U Mad" caption as Samsung Executive.

Sorry I'm still laughing at 'Fudzilla'. A fud here in Scotland is a lady's front bottom.

Oh and yeah BOOOO Apple....SSSSSSSS etc

God should sue Apple for breach of copyright - however, not being of the legal profession, a lawyer should be consulted first - if He can find a good one that's not batting for the opposition http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/cool1.gif

I don't see how this is going to "slow down Samsung". I could defend Samsung in court against these claims while blindfolded and inebriated.

It's hissssss, not ssssss you degenerate tightarse.

Calm down Ralph, reach into your little manbag and get a herbal teabag out.

Don't make me come down there James.

This is really ridiculous.

What's next? Imagine if car manufacturers did the same?

Should Ford demand that other manufacturers stop using the traditional '4 wheels' design? Should they not be allowed to have round steering wheels? Maybe they should be stopped from using clear glass windscreens?