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Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

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Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#21
This is lazy journalism.

Will people stop posting what Steve Wozniak thinks about everything? Just because he's Steve Wozniak doesn't make him a foremost expert on everything related to technology. Does this quote add any insight or value at all?

“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.”

Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#22
This will just get him disavowed as a cofounder of Apple by the hardcore supporters. Eventually no one will remember he helped start Apple and everyone will think Jobs was the only one. (edit: true enough that they already see him as the black sheep, the embarrassing uncle everyone tries to ignore)

No one cares what the "naive, idealistic" engineer clueless about business thinks. That's the battle we're fighting - to fix patents, we have to tell people how it's not mere idealism or ideology, but how real businesses can get squeezed out by patent trolls or assholes if software patents don't get reformed soon.

On the bright side, I'm noticing more friends getting Androids, even around this time when the iPhone 5 is being launched. Only the core Apple supporters are going straight for the iPhone. The tide may be turning and Apple losing a bit of its shine, at least in my circles.

Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#23
It's interesting that camera quality is so important for people, yet I find it difficult to find information on image quality beyond how many megapixels the sesnor has. The least they could do is tell me the sensor size/aperture size too.

You really have to search the specialized review sites to find good comparisons on image quality.

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#26

Apple should have won a copyright case against Samsung clearly copying too much of the overall iPhone design. Instead Apple won a patent case which sucks for everyone, not just Samsung. A litigious Apple could use this win against other Android (and smart-phone in general) manufactures.

Design falls under Design Patent/trademark (Trade Dress) not copyright.

Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#28
post #11

I respect the guy but is he influential enough that it matters what he thinks?

I can't tell if this is a serious question. I'd imagine it matters to a great deal of people what he thinks.

Did any of those people disagree with him before? Has he changed anyone's opinion? If he had said the opposite, that the verdict was correct, would anyone here say "hmmm, he's given me a lot to think about."? Or would they just say, "it's so sad to see a legend lose touch."?

Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#29

This will just get him disavowed as a cofounder of Apple by the hardcore supporters. Eventually no one will remember he helped start Apple and everyone will think Jobs was the only one. (edit: true enough that they already see him as the black sheep, the embarrassing uncle everyone tries to ignore) No one cares what the "naive, idealistic" engineer clueless about business thinks. That's the battle we're fighting - to…

Anyone who has followed Woz for any amount of time is completely unsurprised by this quote. Woz is the troublemaker they were talking about in that ad.

Re: Steve Wozniak on Samsung patent verdict: ‘I hate it and I don’t agree with it’

#30

This will just get him disavowed as a cofounder of Apple by the hardcore supporters. Eventually no one will remember he helped start Apple and everyone will think Jobs was the only one. (edit: true enough that they already see him as the black sheep, the embarrassing uncle everyone tries to ignore) No one cares what the "naive, idealistic" engineer clueless about business thinks. That's the battle we're fighting - to…

"Eventually no one will remember he helped start Apple.." strongly disagree. And I don't think Woz even cares if anyone remembers him or not.
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