“Samsung, which uses Google’s Android mobile operating system and offers several different models, has emerged as Apple’s biggest competitor in smartphones. Samsung, also one of Apple’s biggest suppliers of components, accounted for 19.1 percent of global smartphone shipments last year, compared with Apple’s 18.8 percent, according to Bloomberg Industries data,” Bonnie Cao and Adam Satariano report for Bloomberg News.
“The two companies also are battling in court, with Apple being awarded more than $1 billion last month by a California jury that said Samsung copied the iPhone’s design. Samsung said it will appeal,” Cao and Satariano report. “‘I hate it,’ Wozniak said when asked about the patent fights between Apple and Samsung. ‘I don’t think the decision of California will hold. And I don’t agree with it — very small things I don’t really call that innovative. I wish everybody would just agree to exchange all the patents and everybody can build the best forms they want to use everybody’s technologies.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s very “Woz” of Woz to say such things. After all, Steve Jobs had to persuade him to sell the Apple I instead of giving it away.
Woz lives in a utopian fantasyland; a likely result of being made fabulously rich at a young age and then losing touch with how the real world works. Banging his head really hard in a plane crash probably didn’t help matters, either. He likely still doesn’t realize that if he gave away the Apple I, some Bill Gates-type would be selling it the very next week.
Samsung has very clearly (to most people) dedicated themselves to knocking off Apple products for many years now (see related articles below).
Woz is a legendary engineer. He obviously does not fully comprehend Apple’s levels of innovation when it comes to operating system user interfaces and how the end user intrinsically interacts with devices like iPhones. Once you experience something or use an innovative product, familiarity tends to make invention seem obvious. Apple makes the very difficult seem easy, but their ideas – their patented ideas – are really the result of a lot of expense and hard work. Just look at the pre-iPhone phones. Look at the pre-iPad tablets. What Apple did and does is very, very, very valuable. It’s simply not free for all to take and profit from. Kumbaya.
Despite it all, we’ll always love Woz!
Reportedly Woz still gets a paycheck of approximately $120,000/year from Apple Inc. Before AAPL shareholders begin to question the wisdom of that, we wish somebody from Apple would sit him down and carefully explain things to him, like how much effort went into the patented ideas, why they deserve protection, and that he’ll always be Apple’s co-founder, so he should try to think before he speaks.
Related articles:
Welcome to South Korea, the ‘Republic of Forgery’ – September 11, 2012
Is Samsung copying Apple’s patented earphones? It sure looks like it – September 8, 2012
Samsung mimics Apple product videos in Galaxy S III promo (with video) – August 24, 2012
Now slavish copycat Samsung attempts to knockoff Apple’s retail stores (with video) – August 23, 2012
Samsung: Shameless slavish copiers – August 13, 2012
Apple attorney: Instead of innovating, Samsung chose to copy iPhone and iPad – July 31, 2012
Apple: Google warned Samsung against slavishly copying our products – July 25, 2012
Now Samsung slavishly copies Apple’s Mac mini – June 1, 2012
Samsung Mobile chief ‘designer’ denies that Samsung’s instinct is to slavishly copy Apple – March 23, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung shamelessly steals Apple’s iPhone 3G design – again – January 3, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung uses girl actress from iPhone 4S ad for Galaxy Tab 8.9 spot (with video) – January 2, 2012
Now Samsung’s slavishly copying Apple’s iPad television ads (with videos) – December 30, 2011
Judge: Can you tell me which is iPad and which is yours? Samsung lawyer: ‘Not at this distance your honor’ – October 14, 2011
Why are Apple’s icons on the wall of Samsung’s store? – September 24, 2011
Apple to Samsung: ‘Blatant copying is wrong’ – April 18, 2011
Apple sues Samsung for attempting to copy look and feel of iPhone, iPad – April 18, 2011
Samsung’s ‘Instinct’ is obviously to make Apple iPhone knockoffs – April 1, 2008
Dude’s a lune.
There is a reason why Wozniak does not work for any tech companies… He is an idiot, and the only clam to fame he has is that he worked with jobs when he was younger. Now he is 1 step away from being a loon
I don’t know who’s behind the curtain at MacDailyNews, but whoever composes the “TAKES” is one very talented writer. A real craftsman.
I too have noticed that. There is a cycle, however, where a keen observer will see a subtle swing toward derangement…could be polar disorder, so I am loath to judge…
Crazy old Uncle Woz. What’s the family to do with him.
He might be the most clueless rich guy that ever lived! Great engineer, but dumb as a post? At the right place, at the right time, but again dumb as a post. He should, in memory of the person who made him famous, JSTFU. When he degrades Apple, he degrades Steve’s legacy. But he degrades himself as he remains oblivious to being the most dumb ass rich guy of all time!
God bless the Woz … I hope someday we can find the world he envisions!!!
Recently I was watching a pre-recorded episode of the Shark. A friend of Woz came on the show, asking for money. He was being a jerk, had way over valued his company, and at last he said, “I need to call Steve Wozniak” for consultation. Woz said that they were cutting him too short. The guy came back and said, “I’m out” As if he doesn’t choose any of them.
Seriously this guy is a jerk, goes on someone else’s show and insults them. Then Woz allows him to use his name on national TV.
Really what kind of friends does Woz keep? and Why his he saying these thing?
I mean, If he wants to have a little attention paid to him, line me up. But let’s do it for positive reasons.
Now as far as sharing information and making the world a better place. That is a positive thing. He’s a SAINT. However the 60’s era of the Hacker’s Ethic, I just don’t think suites these days. It’s a utopian point a view I can appreciate.
Apple’s POV though is “DON’T COPY US” You can be your best, license technology, but make it your own. I think that is admirable as well.
It’s obvious that Woz suffers from diareah of the mouth… And thus out of touch with his ass.
We’re fortunate that Jobs ran the company and not Woz!
Stop reporting what Woz says. Woz has about as much insight into today’s Apple as Sculley.
…I don’t wanna hear any more of his stuff.
traitor.
I love the guy and I greatly admire his technical achievements, but when he’s wrong, he’s wrong.
-jcr
Without Woz you wouldn’t have any Apple stuff to play with so you STFU up. Steve was marketing Woz was engineering one needed the other and his ideas of sharing was 30+ years ago when PC’s were just starting out.
As for his comments, I agree the patent wars are a joke, patenting a rubberband effect really. Apple relies very much on FRAND and SEP to get their stuff rolling and if they don’t like the price they are told to pay, they use the patent and make their billions while the patent holder is forced to sue and wait years. Or worse they simply trie to crush the little inventor while stealing their ideas and only have to pay a few million.
While Apple makes a great product that are not squeaky clean in the misuse of others patents without payment or permission.
Without William Shockley we wouldn’t have the transistor, but when he promoted a shockingly backward theory of race and intelligence, people were entitled to protest even though they were told to STFU.
When celebs stray beyond their field of expertise, all bets are off, especially when they lack handlers who are not also sycophants.
Woz you are a wonderful person, but you need to shut the hell up about this kind of stuff. It only helps the Android fanboys with their case. You never had a mind for business, and if it wasn’t for Steve Jobs you would still be an HP employee making Windows crap.
+1 for sure!
Sometimes Woz believes he is the tech version of a Paris Hilton. Far too much money, hardly had to work, too much time and occupying a fairyland bubble.
First of all, freedom of speech. Wiz can say whatever he wants. Respect.
That being said, this is the same guy who gave some of his aapl shares to original employees jobs had shut out. He’s a softie.
Lastly, his opinion won’t affect the fact that samsungs appeal has to be valid. Crack smoking comments from the dingbat judge as aside, it seems like a solid case with a solid verdict.
Talking about Somebody Throwing their Family Under the Bus.
Hey Woz, it seems that all that Traveling is getting 2u.
(Dare is say VERTIGO)
It’s one instance too many of making ignorant statements disparaging Apple and harming its business to be disregarded as a case of a simple-minded man’s speaking his mind. The guy was extremely well compensated for his contributions to the company, so stop it with the blind loyalty.
Apple needs to do something to address this issue before he appears in court as Samsung witness or in droid commercials.
I’d really enjoy seeing him in Droid commercials, sunny! Great suggestion! If properly produced, those commercials would be ironic, iconic, and moronic! Like a hip update to Shakespeare.
We need more humor in this dolorous life, this sad excuse for existence. As long as there must be strife—that is to say—without surcease—allow Polonius his vocal exercise and damn the audience for dozing.
Ah, but “More matter with less art” would please the Queen. A foolish figure, indeed, but—I have already overspoken, and brevity is the soul of wit.
Dude underwrote a number of huge music festivals at a loss back in the day with some of his Apple wealth.
oh, look. MDN just made another damn excuse to justify what apple did. please. Woz is right. apple fanboys! go to room, think about what you did.
Billy Carter surfaces again.
Anyone know where I put I put my Wozy beer?
Sorry Woz. You’re wrong. You’re not idealistic. You’re just wrong.
There are wonderful situations and opportunities to share patents. THIS business is NOT one of them. Please actually READ Samsung’s attitude, as revealed in court. You don’t give away the store to blatant, admitted plagiarists. That is simply insane. Please don’t make me start making Aricept jokes about you. This is serious.
Not the first time, Woz disappoints the crowd.
Good lord you people are ugly and evil. Even the Woz….EVEN THE WOZ you’d go against if he even dare strays from the party line. This is how the evil started to take hold in Germany in the 30’s. There will be a day of judgement for all.
on the other hand perhaps evil starts when there are people whom we are not allowed to criticize?
like a fanantical leaders whom their followers treat as above error regardless of the stupidity they do?
Yes, because Woz is the most trusted source of legal analysis around. Whatever.