Hilarious: Samsapple thinks slightly different [Video]

I posted this on the other article about Samsung copying Apple’s icons. Might as well post here, too. Oh, I originally posted this on an Android site, and in response to that wreck of an article written by the person who tipped you this story –Dalrymple (I’m still laughing at his Sam[scum] headline. Sam[scum[!!!!!!! haha, can’t make that shit up.
 
Anyway.
 
Here’s why Apple are talking bullshit when they make an impassioned plea to the hearts about copying. Indeed, if we’re talking about just paten law, then we’ll wait and see if Samsung copied their patents. However, pushing aside these much-berated patents and the patent law. A simple question comes up, and one for the hearts and minds of the public – Does Apple have a leg to stand on when it comes to saying others copied the look of their icons? How about the look of their apps? Let’s take a look at this, and also see why I think if we’re to just look at that simple question, Apple are talking nonsense.
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Samsung copied Apple’s icons? Oh really? Ok, fine. What’s that? A million Apple fan-sites blowing their loads on how Samsung are shameful ripoffs, with no morals? In amongst this, these fan-sites liberally quote a known Apple shill –John Gruber of DaringFireball.
 
Let’s take this to the heart of these fan-sites cheerleading —that Samsung copies.Oh really, really? Well, how about Apple copying the exact look of another developer’s application? Yup, this happened way back in 2004 when Apple showcased their OS X Tiger and a new thing called Dashboard. It was basically widgets that we know today. The developer behind this other product, Konfabulator, had been developing his software since 2000; blasted Apple for ripping off his work. Konfab featured rich interactive widgets, with a look and feel that we are used to when we use an iPhone, or some other phones today.
 
Let’s go back to this Apple shill guy, Gruber. He’s one of the many out there, every single day guffawing at Samsung’s copycat routine. However, back in 2004, it was a different matter when it was Apple doing the copying – and getting caught at it, and Gruber being a hypocrite in the current patent case.Basically, Gruber went into a long rant about how Apple didn’t copy Konfabulator’s widgets, since Apple had already done something similar way back in the pre-historic age, albeit with a much, much different look and functionality. That’s great, Apple did have desk accessories, etc. However, comparing those to konfab is like comparing a Nokia from the 90s, to an iPhone. Gruber even mentions that Konfab had rich, colourful, anti-aliased graphics. Much like the current court case arguments.
 
Now, before Konfabulator, widget type things weren’t full-colour, and beautiful, and highly interactive – they were pretty dumb and… well, let’s just say that comparing pre to post-Konfab, is like comparing pre to post-IPhone. Oops.So, let’s apply this logic to the current case. Are people correct in lambasting Samsung with being plain old copycats? Well, if it’s good enough for Apple, it’s a tasty treat for Samsung.Before the iPhone, in fact before OS X/Windows ever had these rich widgets, some other developer had them. Apple ripped off the entire look, and got away with it.The image attached is from Konfabulator. Look like anything? Yeah, looks like the OS X/Windows/iPhone weather widget, except, this was created years before Apple ripped-off that exact look.I’m not even talking about functionality, since even Apple, and their fans, are just condemning Samsung as rip-off merchants.
 
This is about the UI, much like how Apple are talking about the look of icons right now in court.Point being, God knows if Samsung copied, hoever; the sheer bias from the Apple sites is unbelievable when they themselves were defending Apple when Apple was in Samsnug’s shoes.If you read gruber’s blog, replace widget/gadget with mobile phone.
 

 @The Gnome Sorry, I just dropped my toast with egg mayo after reading your reply. Let me pick it up before replying. OK, got it.
 
Hate on Apple? Man, if only you could check TNW’s serve logs and see that I’m typing this on a Mac mini, and afterwards I’ll go in the lounge and sit with my iPhone and the laugh the my head off at your reply.
 
Here’s some education for you on being “inspired,” I mean, “copying.” 
http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future