[citation][nom]tuffjuff[/nom]..... a device with a proven (and patented - by themselves) design....years before Android's OS, ..... mislead people into buying it when they probably were after something else.....That's what cost Samsung $1B+[/citation]
wow... just wow..
The rectangle was proven to be a good design, and you are correct Apple patented it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/edblack/2012/08/08/apple-samsung-rights-to-rectangles/
iOS was developed and released at the same time as Android.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29
"Initially developed by Android Inc, whom Google financially backed and later purchased in 2005,[9] Android was unveiled in 2007"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS
"iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. Originally released in 2007"
No one mistakes a Samsung product for an apple product. If they are shopping for an iPad, they get an iPad, if they are shopping for a Tablet, they get one or the other.
http://www.zdnet.com/judge-apple-must-publicly-state-samsung-didnt-copy-ipad-7000001149/
The scandal around the court case will cause it to be completely thrown out and a proper trial with an appelate court (not a trial by jury) will be the final saying of this. A trial by jury where the Jury deliberated and came to consensus, an 18 page 300 question sheet that they were each supposed to answer individually, a 22 page verdict sheet that they were supposed to fill out individually, all in one day. Then the head juror specifically contradicting the instructions of the Judge by stating that the fine was meant to punish Samsung, not repay Apple for damages...
You keep on being a sheep though, wolves love the taste of lamb.