“A majority of young people in a new [CouponCodes4U] survey disagreed with the jury’s verdict last week that Samsung violated Apple’s mobile patents. But most of them would still rather have an iPhone,” Cromwell Schubarth reports for Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal.
The survey “involved 2,125 young consumers between the ages of 18-30 who said they owned neither an Apple nor Samsung product,” Schubarth reports. “Finding such a group would seem no mean feat, given the ubiquity of mobile devices you might expect that demographic to own and the dominance of the two companies in that space.”
Schubarth reports, “When asked if they agreed with the jury, 55 percent said no and 41 percent said yes. Among those who didn’t like the verdict, 71 percent said it was ‘unfair,’ 53 percent said it ‘hindered’ creativity and innovation and 21 percent said it was an example of Apple taking over in the world of tech. Among those who agreed with the jury, 63 percent said they felt Samsung had stolen designs from Apple and 48 percent said that Samsung phones and products ‘were of lower quality and design’ than iPhones. About 78 percent said the ruling would not put them off purchasing Samsung products in future, but 52 percent said they would rather buy an Apple product over one from Samsung.”
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MacDailyNews Take: People who own neither an Apple nor Samsung product are a unique group. Among those who didn’t like the verdict, 100% believe cloud computing involves actual clouds floating in the sky. For those people, we offer the following bits of education:
Apple’s products came first, then Samsung’s:
Here’s what Google’s Android looked like before and after Apple’s iPhone:
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No experience with Apple or Samsung products.
Under 30 poll participants.
[CouponCodes4U] survey.
Gee, what a surprise.
not surprised. a majority of consumers under 30 steal most of their music too.
“But stealing is so cool!”
I just don’t understand this attitude. Either theft is ok, or people don’t remember what phones were like prior to 2007. All these companies had how many years to figure out how to make a smart phone work before Apple produced the iPhone? And I bet the same majority of youth have no idea what the NDAA is. Yet more evidence that what passes for civilization in these parts is in decline.
55% of coupon cutters who are under 30 and don’t own a Samsung or Apple products. Yea, they exist.
I call ballet stuffing.
They aren’t just unhappy about this, they’re unhappy about Apple in general.
THE COMPANY HAS OLD MAN SMELL.
Youth is wasted on the young. Today’s generation is a bunch of narcissistic, ink-obsessed, shallow, superficial victims of some of the worst “music” ever unveiled. Of course there are many who are not, but as a culture, we are in decline. Keep down with the Kardashians.
All things and eras being equal shouldn’t Karl Benz have sued Henry Ford? The first practical automobile with a petrol engine was built by Karl Benz in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany vs. Ford’s turn of the century efforts.
Then again that’s back when men were men and not litigious hippy hipsters with latte’s and smug self-entitlement issues.
nevermind
I guess if your teens were spent stealing music online you have little respect for IP.
Must be the same group: “51 percent of (survey) respondents, including a majority of Millennials, believe stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing.”
Read more at http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/30/51-percent-of-americans-believe-stormy-weather-can-interfere-with-cloud-computing/#FGkBU1CpKKIG1ukI.99
U mean these are the same people that riot, plunder, vandalize and rob people beaten to the ground, bleeding to death, given the opportunity?
Man is still a savage beast, currently tranquilizer by TV and Faceliftbook.
I call it the Xbox generation.
While this sounds harsh, it doesn’t matter what they believe. In the eyes of the law, thus far, Apple is in the right and IS right until proven otherwise. That’s how the law works. And seeing how I doubt they have all the information regarding the trial (evidence and such) they are in no position to form a valid opinion.
If this survey is accurate, watch out for people under 30 because they’re friggin’ morons!
Hardly surprising given that most people in this demographic steal their music….
You mean these are the guys who happily hack their iPhones to ripoff in-app purchases from small developers, trying to make a living?
Yeah, a generation of assholes, busy demeaning shit for free and occupying…
This is the half-educated Fox News crowd, fueled by unawareness of the facts (round corners/pinch was not in the filing, no matter how loud these sheep wail about it). Apple owns 2,000 patents and applies for new ones constantly. If someone rips off their patent, they are right to sue the offender. If they didn’t they would be risking the loss of that patent as this would constitute abandonment of that patent.
This is just the new generation of Apple bashers who, like true Fox devotees, love half truth, innuendo and witch hunts.
No one ever accused the 18-30 demographic of being the brightest bulbs in the building except members of the 18-30 demographic.