Comments on: Samsung’s new ‘Wallet’ bears striking resemblance to Apple’s Passbook

By: Daryl

Daryl — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:34:17 +0000

PASSBOOK IS A STOLEN PRODUCT!
As much as Samsung Wallet may seem to resemble passbook, you cannot defeat the fact that back in 2012 Apple was sued for willfully and blatantly infringing patents so that it could create its passbook feature.

APPLE HYPOCRISY! https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/2bc1a1f51815c26580ac1db8a2505751/tumblr_miy09qmYOh1s1jgdxo1_1280.png

By: TheMacAdvocate

TheMacAdvocate — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:41:06 +0000

I’m ashamed to say I’ve never even thought about that! He’d be the most kick-ass spokesperson in Apple’s history.

By: Zeph

Zeph — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:06:01 +0000

I think that Passbook is still in its infancy, for sure, and it doesn’t have that killer feature that will make everyone use it regularly (being able to pay for most stuff with it).

My issue is not how long it takes to get things into Passbook (which doesn’t seem to be that difficult to me, but I’m also not expecting much), but with how few apps actually take advantage of it.

Currently, the best thing I’ve got in my Passbook is a train ticket to Hogwarts and a theater ticket to the Star Wars premiere. Not very useful, but fun to show friends.

By: ban6dit

ban6dit — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:29:44 +0000

Samsung won’t be ashamed of themselves. What they are doing is basic and standard practice for Korean conglomerates. Corporate espionage, copying and stealing is how most of these Big name companies got to where they want to be. And they have the Korean government in their pocket so they can use the Korean government almost how they see fit to protect themselves in Korea and abroad. I am not even exaggerating. Samsung is just doing what they do naturally and have been since the beginning. Apple is just the target of the day.

By: taosbob

taosbob — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:13:56 +0000

Note that Judge Lucy Koh has still not issued her final decision on penalties, fully 6 months after the trial verdict! The trial is still not over, and the penalties cannot be appealed until that happens. Koh’s dilatory decision likely ensures that appeals will drag on into 2014.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:11:08 +0000

Samsung may as well change its logo to a fruit now and make black turtle neck the official uniform of its top executives.

By: MountainWalker

MountainWalker — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:57:13 +0000

It looks to me that Apple’s designers, Google’s engineers, they all eventually works for Samsung. Samsung just copy from everyone, stick a cheap price tag then push it through their humongous marketing machine. Guess what? Clueless people fall in line to buy. Yes this is a crazy world. http://linwangge.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/samsungs-recent-copy-of-apple-and-their-secret-ingredient-for-success/

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:37:08 +0000

LOVE your avatar of Ash @GroovyBruce (Twitter). Quite apropos. I, for one would love to see Bruce Campbell (Sam Axe on TV’s “Burn Notice”) be the new spokesperson for Appple. He’s a huge fan of the company.

By: AqBoy4ever

AqBoy4ever — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:29:09 +0000

Just go thermonuclear on your advertising targeting Samsung. How they mock iPhone users standing in line, I’m sure some top flight creative pro can come out with something. Time to have another campaign geared more to the younger crowd.

By: Jersey_Trader

Jersey_Trader — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:28:28 +0000

Agreed. I believe the courts will tell Apple to send over information to Samsung prior to the release so Samsung can get their rip off copies to market first. Also, send Google a copy to help keep the Android current with the theft. I believe the courts feel we should leave no crook behind.

By: jimg

jimg — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:25:47 +0000

I agree – Passbook is a great concept but I find the ability for user to easily execute use is mind numbing.

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:16:27 +0000

Never even opened it, I’m not sure if there’s anyone outside the US who utilises it, certainly I’ve never heard of anyone in the UK who’s taken it up.

By: TheMacAdvocate

TheMacAdvocate — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:45:12 +0000

The laws don’t need to change; they need to be upheld. Bobble head Suzi Koh let the Apple-Samsung trial drag on while allowing Sammy to continue to file ridiculous motions, flagrantly break court rules and basically make a farce out of our patent defense system. Then she essentially neutered a jury verdict of willful infringement. Her singular debacle set US companies back about 10 years.

By: War

War — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:40:41 +0000

I guess Samsung was right. The next big thing is already here. They just forgot to mention that it was from Apple.

By: iMaki

iMaki — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:27:13 +0000

I know it’s redundant to say, but I can’t believe how copyright laws do so little to stop these blatant copycats! Shameless!

By: berrylium

berrylium — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:26:53 +0000

“Tim Cook should ring up his friends in Washington D.C.”

And they will smile, cluck their tongues and nod their heads in sympathy, and then quietly go back to business as usual; i.e. doing nothing.

By: radtech5000

radtech5000 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:23:47 +0000

Samsung will continue to copy Apple until the laws change. There is no incentive for them to do any differently since they profit greatly from copying / cloning Apple’s hard work and get away with it. It’s a very sad situation but I think the smart people know better and don’t support them. Samsung should be ashamed of themselves.

By: Wil

Wil — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:20:06 +0000

I hate to say it, but I think samsung’s icon is a bit more eye catching.

By: j.eric

j.eric — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:16:16 +0000

… you have a problem with small penises?

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:15:10 +0000

Oh come on! They are completely different. Samsung used a smaller radius on the corners and the ‘pocket’ is horizontal rather than diagonal. It is true that the back ground is black but that is not patentable. The airplane is on the blue ticket and going the other direction. The movie ticket is green instead of blue and there are more tickets in the ‘pocket’. Can’t you see the difference?

By: j.eric

j.eric — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:09:33 +0000

is there some legal impediment to apple filing their lawsuits in east texas? at least they wouldn’t draw lucy-goosey as presiding ring mistress.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:07:27 +0000

US troops out of South Korea — now !

By: Dresden Sparrow

Dresden Sparrow — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:05:46 +0000

Exactly. Ha ha

By: Tessellator

Tessellator — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:59:40 +0000

While samsung manufactures it’s products in N. Korea?

And where did you say that “prop money” was going?

By: Dresden Sparrow

Dresden Sparrow — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:56:38 +0000

That’s a pretty brutal copy. However … if they can make it work better than Apple’s Passbook which seems to not be going so well…

By: Ballmer's left nut

Ballmer's left nut — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:51:09 +0000

Slavish copying against Apple has been officially condoned in the court of Judge Lucy Koh and a parade of spineless judges in the U.S.

By: breeze

breeze — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:50:15 +0000

Would you trust a thief with your wallet?

By: Shareholder

Shareholder — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:44:54 +0000

You can imagine how people at Samsung smirk while copying or slavishly referencing to Apple’s works.

We all copy to a certain extend. But there are difference between shamelessly doing it and respectfully being inspired by it.

I wish I have better words to convey such concept, but well, shame on those who glorify bad business mannerism, and sugar coat it with the legal ridicules…

By: tbone

tbone — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:42:59 +0000

As far as the MDN take: Foolish, stupid, small penised and immature. Perhaps when Tim calls DC they will tell them that South Korea gets special protection from the USA because of that guy with the bad haircut to the North.

Propping up the South Korean economy is one of the main jobs of pour government, and all sides of the political spectrum support that maneuver.

By: tbone

tbone — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:40:44 +0000

Virtual condom?

By: MEES

MEES — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:40:41 +0000

Still copying?

Still boycotting.

By: Ballmer's left nut

Ballmer's left nut — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:38:04 +0000

Passbook is a head scratcher. Not the most intuitive Apple product out there. You have to go through so many steps to validate your app against Passbook it’s almost like self strangulation.