I have seen alot of iphone commercials on tv and the "there's an app for that" commercials bother me because I know that there are android programs that can do exactly the same thing. So I thought it was time for a thread where we list the iphone app and the android app that serves the same purpose. Ready? Let's Go
Iphone Android
SnowReports -Snow Report (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.reddroid.snowreport)
Posimotion -CarDar (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.clinkybot.parkmark2)
RocketTaxi -cab4me (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.cab4me.android)
Tipulator - tipper (http://www.cyrket.com/package/ru.adroid.tipper)
MultiLevel - bubble (http://www.cyrket.com/package/bz.ktk.bubble)
Yelp -Where (yelp is on this app) (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.ulocate)
Shazam -Shazam (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.shazam.android)
Loopt -Loopt (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.loopt)
UrbanSpoon -Where (guess where feature) (http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.ulocate)
That's what I could come up with from the Commercials I just watched on Youtube. If you know of other ones or want to venture into the app store on itunes please continue the comparison.
and just for fun....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZyYjQHcXEU&NR=1
It's a shame there isn't any real advertising standards, or they aren't upheld in the US, there is so many lies I've more or less given up being annoyed about it any more.
Apple has already had advertising yanked off UK TV because the govt body said that it wasn't truthful.
What? You mean that I have the real, not watered down, not mobile internet...but no flash? I am always a little happy when the UK takes Apple to task for false advertising. It makes me feel warm and happy...lol
How about instead of "...there's an app for that" we put together "there's not an app for that, unless you have android..."
For instance:
Metal Detector
Overclock Widget
Home screen replacements
Iphone users feel free to chime in with "but I can use -appname- to do that"
i'm waiting for Trapster, so i can finally say...There's an app for that haha
sonikamd said:
How about instead of "...there's an app for that" we put together "there's not an app for that, unless you have android..."
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I can block ads on my phone with AdFree, I can run apps in the background, the app I'm running doesn't get killed because of an incoming phone call.
As one of my co-workers who abandoned an iPhone and got a G1 after he saw mine......
"Yeah, there's an app for that.....only it doesn't cost anything on Android."
rofl yeah the only place the i phone as us beats is the games. but emulators are changing that i my opinion.
Iphone interface?
Theres an app for that.
I showed Nesroid to an iPhone user of a coworker a couple weeks ago and he said "that emulator runs better than mine."
You forgot... "We have a keyboard for that to "
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You forgot... "We have a keyboard for that to "
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Not all android devices are going to have physical keyboards...
Now they have this crap at the WWDC:
"Snow Leopard
The World's Most Advanced Operating System"
Bull****
ma3a20 said:
Now they have this crap at the WWDC:
"Snow Leopard
The World's Most Advanced Operating System"
Bull****
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Considering the actual OS is built on top of BSD, does that mean BSD is the worlds most advanced operating system?
Actually does anyone know if there is an app that can hook into a desktop PC/laptop and you can use the keyboard on it to type into the GUI on android?
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Considering the actual OS is built on top of BSD, does that mean BSD is the worlds most advanced operating system?
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Exactly. It just annoys me so much that they are actually allowed to say that. I will never get locked into Apple's business model like that. When people told me they had to 'learn' Facebook's layout I laughed.
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Actually does anyone know if there is an app that can hook into a desktop PC/laptop and you can use the keyboard on it to type into the GUI on android?
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I actually ripped the hardware keyboard from my dad's old Ericsson PDA. I'm working on getting that compatible with Android.
Both OSs have a gameboy emulator
delta_foxtrot2 said:
Not all android devices are going to have physical keyboards...
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ahhh [email protected] your right about that, well for the time being in the US we could run that... haha
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Saw this somewhere else on xda:
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Some people made a fortune selling pet rocks, not much changes?
ya i loved that pic... its so tru!!!
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ATTN: PORTING PROS!!!
Can anyone port this amazing iPhone app for the Diamond/Touch Pro??
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Here's a video demo of how it works. This something I would GLADLY pay for!!
+1 looks good
I was looking for such an app!!
What a coincidence lol... If im right you can sample sounds yourself aswell right?
SICK!
I was looking for such an app!!
What a coincidence lol... If im right you can sample sounds yourself aswell right?
SICK!
komani86 said:
I was looking for such an app!!
What a coincidence lol... If im right you can sample sounds yourself aswell right?
SICK!
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Yeah, you can chop, sample, mix, effects, and just about anything else you can do with a full sized drum machine. I know this is an extremely complex app, so chances are, we're SOL. but here's to wishful thinkin!!!
Yes this could be good, plug your TP into a mixer, brings a whole new capability to the device.
I also think though, that to port such an app would be an enormous task.
+1 on wishful thinking
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I think it's safe to say we can go ahead & close this thread. It's not getting too much interest, so i'm assuming it's either damn near impossible to port, or none of the dev's are really willing to give it a shot. Hopefully someone will drop a similar program from WM.
can somebody please port this i need this in my life.
People People...Look
You people have to Do your homework there is ton's on ppc Recording Studio Apps a big one is Called phoenix Studios /you have pocket music Studios/you have pocket jamz/ So go look them up
nucentury08 said:
You people have to Do your homework there is ton's on ppc Recording Studio Apps a big one is Called phoenix Studios /you have pocket music Studios/you have pocket jamz/ So go look them up
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no my friend... while these are all nice apps, they are NOT beat maker. None of the afore mentioned apps have a full functioning drum machine built into it. Not to mention, NONE of the apps allow for 3rd party plug-ins like Pro-Tools export, rewire, t-racks, etc. Beat Maker is the real deal. I'm seriously debating buying a iTouch SIMPLY for this app!!
Maybe you should contact the maker of the App and see if he would port it himself. Maybe he's already making a WM version to sell on the Windows Marketplace.
For the record, I would also be willing to pay to get a port of this app.
herbn said:
Maybe you should contact the maker of the App and see if he would port it himself. Maybe he's already making a WM version to sell on the Windows Marketplace.
For the record, I would also be willing to pay to get a port of this app.
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damn, why on EARTH didn't i think of this myself?! i might have to look into this.
i have this app "phoenix Studios" and i love it but its not vga and i stop using it because i didnt have enought memory to keep it going on my old ppc6700.
i almost got an iphone just to get that drum machine apps.
Wouldn't the fact that Raphaels do not have a capacitive touchscreen really hinder this Apps original functionality/awesomeness?
Our touch screens are resistive, and are thus incapable of multitouch like an iphone or g1 for example. (I have seen a demo of multitouch on a supposedly resistive screen around on the nets, but never seen a resistive device with multitouch capabilities released) http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/stantums-mind-blowing-multitouch-interface-on-video/ here's the vid
Just a thought, hope your dreams aren't too dashed.
no need to multitap and such.. we just gotta contact the maker of beatmaker and see if hes brewing a version for WM6.1 platforms!
so is this thing ported yet?
Omniano the Band, is the closest thing to date. The other would be Little Snazzy Drummer, which has a free Lite version as well as a paid version. Neither of these are quite as complex as the app. you mentioned, though I find them both very usable and entertaining.
New Linux based smartphone.
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What do you think about it? Is this is a really revolution?
I think this phone looks very nice with a stunning UI. The technical specs are nothing special, but this could be quite a hit i think.
thats a savage ass phone, you kno what would be sick tho if you could change the color of all the LED's on it two from blue to like purple or something. It's linux it should be fully customizable like that
I love the look of this phone. Very appealing. I will be interested in seeing more about it.
This would be the perfect MP3 Player. But for a smartphone, I do not know if it will offer the extreme flexibility of any of the four TRUE smart phones: Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, Android.
Does this phone have a file system, etc? Also, does Palm Pre and Palm Pixi have a file system and file manager too?
But I've seen this phone before, and I was excited, and still am.
I just don't expect it to be smart-centric. I expect it to be more like a Zune HD experience with some "quasi-smart" features like on the iPhone.
Original Poster, I think you should compile links on the first post and make this the official ELSE anticipation and discussion thread.
More Links http://else.bz/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amk7XzgMcTs&feature=related
But there are a few things I would like to know more about this phone.
*Judging by the Flash Videos, the keyboard on the phone sucks (but there are some pretty cool features). But the reason why it sucks is mainly due to the layout and size of the keys both in portrait and qwerty.
*I haven't seen any file manager. Will it be on this phone, and how complex is it?
*Speaker quality?
Two words: left handed
(looks awesome!)
N1c0_ds said:
Two words: left handed
(looks awesome!)
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XD one word: settings.
poetryrocksalot said:
XD one word: settings.
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He was talking about the buttons being on the right side of the phone. Easier for us left-handers to use. I don't think you can change hardware location in settings
Use it upside down maybe!! too bad for you!! Does look interesting, but not entirely better than tab bars and such.. it does have that added sliding left feature and I guess it being capacative would not require much tension from the thumb. I am always up for new technology to push the limits.
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Use it upside down maybe!! too bad for you!! Does look interesting, but not entirely better than tab bars and such.. it does have that added sliding left feature and I guess it being capacative would not require much tension from the thumb. I am always up for new technology to push the limits.
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Wow, maybe the device will not only have rotate orientation buy also flip orientation. That would be awesome!
It's all going to come down to how they market this phone. It looks great and definitely has appeal to those of us with a technical background and who love customization. But what carrier will they market it to? Can it be customized to settings that people find interesting such as led colors, programs, etc? and the biggest one: WHO will they allow to carry the operating system. Getting google to back this would be great, getting Nokia to make a phone able to support this would be great, but which one will have the advertising budget to challenge Apple and the like to the duel that will occur when this and the next generation of iphones is released? A small company like Access is going to have a really hard time trying to compete with Motorola, Nokia, Google, Samsung and Apple especially.
I'm sorry for reviving a dead thread, but does anybody know the name of this phone and the maker? I think the phone failed to launch and the maker went out of business and that's making it hard for me to find any information on this. A name should help, thanks.
The Linux based smartphone have actually been out for awhile. I think (Don't hold me to word on this) there is one called tuxphone. But I'm not sure if that's Linux based when I think back on it...
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I wonder if it would be possible to port the launcher to Android since it is also Linux based? It looks pretty sexy...
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I wonder if it would be possible to port the launcher to Android since it is also Linux based? It looks pretty sexy...
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The most thing about Android that is Linux based is it's kernel but a lot of it is actually Java, especially the apps.
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Is this possible to install Windows mobile 6.5 in nexus replacing its android? I mean its obvious that Android doesnt have a variety of softwares like WM.
thanks
no. now go away little troll.
faz_2k2000 said:
Is this possible to install Windows mobile 6.5 in nexus replacing its android? I mean its obvious that Android doesnt have a variety of softwares like WM.
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Really???? seriously????? thats all i got to say WOW!!!!
LOL
in a while it will be a "variety of old software" ..
whyy!! how!! NOOOO!!
Don't do that to your nexus... It would be a shame.
christiankk said:
no. now go away little troll.
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This. (+10 characters)
wow.
You actually went there and compared windows mobile to android hahahah
I am being forced into using the htc hd2 for work.
And windows mobile have to be the biggest piece of **** i have ever had the unfortunate pleasure of dealing with.
The htc hd2 is such an amazing piece of hardware but windows mobile completely kills it.
Why would you even think about doing something like this?
And what software are you talking about? wm more the android?
I cant even find a bank of america, pandora, last.fm simple apps like that for windows mobile.
You are not worthy of the droid.
can a mod please close this thread? it's an obvious troll
hm, who is the troll?
The person who just asked a simple question, or the people who have to run to bash him? Don't think you hard, you might hurt yourself
A dual boot would be kind of cool. The one thing that bothers me the most about android is not having native windows office support. It would be nice to get a real MS office program on my nexus.
I hate the viewers and I'm not really sure I want to try an editing software for $15 which probably is crappy.
This thread fails.
... to entertain...
... to be relevant...
... to be humorous...
... to be likely...
... to be worthwhile...
... to B.S.
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I think this may have its own advantages actually...although I did move from the HD2 to the N1 almost solely for Android...it would be nice to be able to use Windows Phone 7 though (thinking that the games for it would be nice, the preview is nice after all)....
Honestly, if someone made some kind of emulation for it, I'd do it just because "my phone can handle it" etc.
I'm sorry, you missed April Fools Day about 29 days ago! FAIL!
Wow I guess android fan boys are just as rabid as the apple ones. Who knew? I know that it goes against logic that someone may actually like windows mobile..
I came from WM to android because its so boring!...
I luv android and its apps!
Yes, steady guys!
We generally allow a member a few posts before labelling them a troll.
Assume a first time poster is genuine before making assumptions. If you think what he wants is not a wise choice then explain why and don't assume he knows as much as you.
Words to the wise
Mike
faz_2k2000 said:
Is this possible to install Windows mobile 6.5 in nexus replacing its android? I mean its obvious that Android doesnt have a variety of softwares like WM.
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Seriously man, thats the funniest sh*t for today...
If you wanted WMo 6.5 then why did u waste your money on N1... You could have got that for a lot cheaper....
I should internet slap you.
Android is to Firefox as Apple OS is to Internet Explorer...
We all know who dominated that battle!
AS Windows mobile is to Ferreri 430 scuderia.
tribalartgod said:
Android is to Firefox as Apple OS is to Internet Explorer...
We all know who dominated that battle!
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Have you got that the right way round?
Wanna see me use FireFox Mobile on my G1? Didn't think so. Go be ugly somewhere else. Stop talking crap about Android.
grayme said:
Have you got that the right way round?
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Kinda blew my mind reading the first post as well. Comparing a browser to an OS seems a bit... unfair?
Perhaps, Android OS to Apple OS is Firefox to IE?
What about Chrome though? Faster, better tab features... omnibox... etc
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Kinda blew my mind reading the first post as well. Comparing a browser to an OS seems a bit... unfair?
Perhaps, Android OS to Apple OS is Firefox to IE?
What about Chrome though? Faster, better tab features... omnibox... etc
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I love you.
Actually, the comparison is correct. I'm not talking trash about Android. I love my Android phone. ...the comparison is the fact that both Firefox and Android are open source, where IE and Apple, are not.
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Android is to Firefox as Apple OS is to Internet Explorer...
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fool there was never any IE on apple os
as a matter of fact there isnt any os called "apple os"
tribalartgod said:
Actually, the comparison is correct. I'm not talking trash about Android. I love my Android phone. ...the comparison is the fact that both Firefox and Android are open source, where IE and Apple, are not.
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Im glad you explained that because I had no idea what you were on about.......
Are we supposed to laugh??
M_T_M said:
Didn't you read the title?? just a quick "haha"...so, there.
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ok then ill contribute
just a quick haha
souljaboy said:
fool there was never any IE on apple os
as a matter of fact there isnt any os called "apple os"
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IE on Apple: First of all, you are wrong. There is in fact Internet Explorer for Apple/Mac. Here is a Wikipedia link so you can learn a little, before you speak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_Mac
"Apple OS": And I'm about to hurt your feelings again... Just so you know, Macintosh is a "hardware" product owned by APPLE. APPLE is the company who makes the various operating systems for iPad, iPhone, Mac, etc... Therefor, all of these various operating systems for these different devices are...you guessed it... APPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS.
Anyone else?
Well but it isn't called 'Apple OS', it is infact called 'Mac OSX'(newest one) and the portables have what is called 'iOS'
jaszek said:
Well but it isn't called 'Apple OS', it is infact called 'Mac OSX'(newest one) and the portables have what is called 'iOS'
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wat he said
just cuz u write with caps dont mean ur rite ... ya child
souljaboy said:
fool there was never any IE on apple os
as a matter of fact there isnt any os called "apple os"
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souljaboy said:
wat he said
just cuz u write with caps dont mean ur rite ... ya child
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Whatever I may personally think about the futility of this thread, I cannot approve of your comments.
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Whatever I may personally think about the futility of this thread, I cannot approve of your comments.
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Android to Safari is like Summer unto the cogwheels of an 19th century car.
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Completely unrelated.
This picture is really cool - it looks so realistic^^
Kotake
hehehehehehe
Whoa... looks like I killed the thread. Way to go, sakai... way to go...
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Whoa... looks like I killed the thread. Way to go, sakai... way to go...
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nah it was me who killed it , u buried it
"A Dutch court has banned all trading of Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace across most countries in Europe."
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Damn!
Swyped from my HTC Sensation
Yeah.. I don't know what to say anymore
Never fear...
GIR said:
You didn't read the court ruling did you? The Judge DENIED all of Apple's claims except for one and that's the Gallery App. This is a huge defeat for Apple. Samsung can easily copy/paste it's defense to the case in Germany and win that one too.
Anyway back to the case. The court has said in it's ruling that it denies all of Apple's claims except for one. It also acknowledges that the one claim that it did appoint is technically easy to change and has thus given Samsung until October 13th the time to rectify it or the sales ban wil go into affect.
Easy as pie. The only thing Samsung has todo is release a firmware update with a different gallery app and done.
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Yup,
"Samsung has already said that the photo browsing conflict can easily be solved with a modification, a statement that basically validates Apple."
But why didn't Samsung just modify it, or just use their own stuff in the first place?
So just update huh.
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But why didn't Samsung just modify it, or just use their own stuff in the first place?
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It's not Samsung - it's the Android gallery. I have the same gallery on my SGS2 that I had on most of the ROMs I tried on my HD2, including the Nexus One ROMs. I don't get why Samsung are being brought up about this.
My mistake, you are correct. But yes, that's strange.
"The judge thinks that Samsung has violated the method for swiping through a photo gallery."
But ALL Android devices uses this swiping. Even WP7 and Symbian?
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My mistake, you are correct. But yes, that's strange.
"The judge thinks that Samsung has violated the method for swiping through a photo gallery."
But ALL Android devices uses this swiping. Even WP7 and Symbian?
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Wtf is that judge on?!
MacaronyMax said:
Wtf is that judge on?!
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*octofacepalm.jpg when a quadrouple facepalm just isn't enough*
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*octofacepalm.jpg when a quadrouple facepalm just isn't enough*
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does that even exist?
husam666 said:
does that even exist?
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I will make one later
Oh yeah, that's the android gallery right?
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well, a faceground should be more than enough.
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"The judge thinks that Samsung has violated the method for swiping through a photo gallery."
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How the hell is it possible to get a gesture patented?
I have to be careful when i swipe the dust from my TV the next time because apple would sue me if i do it cuz i used their patent.
but srsly... how much corrupt money did apple pay for that judgement?
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steve jobs is leaving
kensing said:
steve jobs is dying
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Fixed that for me.
sakai4eva said:
Fixed that for me.
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10/10
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This was a "non-win" considering it doesn't go into effect until October - so Samsung has already stated they will update the Gallery to coincide with the changes Apple states infringe upon their patent.
And the Dutch court threw out everything else that Apple was claiming. Couple with the Shenanigans that Apple pulled in the German court system - they are quickly losing steam.
And.... Sammy isn't missing 1 day of sales because of this. But we shall see if Samsung sues Apple back for the monetary losses of having to go to court over this whole thing.
Hey apple, go suck on a Droid
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