Ondrej Holzman Apple might have a problem. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in favor of Samsung in one of the patent disputes and it is possible that it will ban Apple from importing several of its products into the United States. The California company announced it will appeal the verdict…
The eventual ban would affect the following devices that run on the AT&T network: iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G, and iPad 2 3G. This is the final decision of the ITC and the verdict can only be overturned by the White House or a federal court. However, this decision will not come into effect immediately. The order was first sent to US President Barack Obama, who has 60 days to review the order and possibly veto it. Apple's effort will likely be to take the case to federal court.
[do action=”citation”]We are disappointed and intend to appeal.[/do]
The U.S. International Trade Commission oversees goods that flow into the United States, so it can prevent foreign-made apple devices from entering U.S. soil.
Samsung won the battle for patent number 7706348, which is entitled “Apparatus and Method for Encoding/Decoding a Transmission Format Combination Indicator in a CDMA Mobile Communication System”. This is one of the patents that Apple tried to classify as "standard patents", which would allow other companies to use them on a licensing basis, but apparently it failed.
In newer devices, Apple already uses a different method, so the latest iPhones and iPads are not covered by this patent.
Apple will appeal the ITC's ruling. Spokesperson Kristin Huguet for AllThingsD she stated:
We are disappointed that the commission overturned the original decision and intend to appeal. Today's decision has no effect on the availability of Apple products in the United States. Samsung is using a strategy that has been rejected by courts and regulators around the world. They have admitted that this is against the interests of users in Europe and elsewhere, yet in the United States Samsung is trying to block sales of Apple products through a patent that it has agreed to give to anyone else for a reasonable fee.
Lately I've been disappointed with Apple, now I'm not just referring to some lost sport, but what Apple, Ios, Appstore used to be unique in, is now done better by the competition. I just got a Samsung S4 and along with google symbiosis it's incredible. Apple will pay for its invincible complex like Microsoft, which is only now recovering after 15 years of stagnation...
That is also possible :-) But I don't really believe it - he divided them because people never bought Microsoft products because they would be the best, but because they are the cheapest (Windows) - so Microsoft's boom came from the fact that they forced their products on enough people, when were the last people buying it, but it worked with the masses (like Android today).
People always bought Apple products, despite the higher price, because they were the best for them. So it may happen that they will no longer exist and people will stop buying them and Apple will end, but it will definitely not mean that Apple is undervalued - which other company has brought several revolutions even after 30 years of existence?
In my opinion, the Apple product will once again become a minority (which, apart from the tablet, it has been until now) - which will have its own relatively stable market segment. And then the rest will be divided between the companies that sell the cheapest product. But I really don't think that Apple would suddenly start to change its philosophy after more than 35 years (that they would suddenly think that they are invincible, given the company's history and culture). Certainly not with the current management.
I would definitely wait until the end of 2013 to make premature judgments - it would be unpleasant to predict a fall if they make a new revolution this year and next :-) But I understand that predictions of Apple's fall are more respected than predictions of prosperity.
Personally, I think Fantozi meant it differently. Apple may have made a revolution with the iPhone, iOS, iTunes, and when it comes to the iPhone 4, Apple managed to remain the king among smartphones, even though at that time the competition offered products that were much better priced and at least performed the same, so over time, the system Only the higher price and, in the case of the user, the feeling of exclusivity, appeal to Apple.
I feel that Apple needs to focus on the hipster generation and people who don't care about performance parameters, and continue to provide them with the feeling of exclusivity and usability of the device for these purposes.
Anyway, a person who has a computer, a notebook primarily as a work tool will probably choose other, more powerful, specifically focused models, the same applies in the case of a mobile phone, and a person whose brand is stolen and who chooses the best value for money on the market will not reach for the products Apple.
and what exactly is better? each of them has its pros and cons. For example, I don't think that Android or Playstore would be better.
I am disappointed by such comments from people who have something else for a moment and immediately evaluate. I've had Android for years, so I don't see the symbiosis. Regardless of the fact that it is a rather insecure system and the applications are still behind. I am not saying that iOS is perfect, but it is definitely not in decline.