Can Google do this to hurt Apple's sales?

[9to5cynic]

If you want to change the patent system, go for it. Start a campaign, speak to your local representatives, hire lawyers, get the public behind you and go for it.

Punishing Disney will never happen and until you change the foundations of the patent system, no court can possibly take Mickey Mouse away. There is no justification for taking Mickey away from Disney just because they filed for a trademark on ST-6.

I am not familiar with Disney and "Seal Team Six" except they withdrew the application and they were not the first to file for trademarks. CBS and NCIS come to mind. I cannot comment on the specifics.

I don't think my system would be too much better, and I envision it as a game show (even more ridiculous than it already is ).

I could be wrong on the ST-6 thing with Disney, but I'm thinking that i remember hearing that on TV...

 

[sfbloodbrother]

That should be illegal. Google owns a big part of the internet. It would be completely bias for them to do that. Also, Apple is also a big part for Google Too. Many content creators on Youtube use Apple computers. Heck, probably most Google employees use Apple computers. Ever see one of their big meet ups like I/O? There are nothing but Macs there.

 

[HotRoderX]

I know this will be the minority opinon but I dont think Apple would take much of a hit.

Think about it this way look at your average I-sheep... I mean apple user. All 85-90% of them are looking for is a easy device to use. All Apple would do is set up there products to use another search engine such as Bing, Yahoo, Etc. The I-sheep... There I go again Apple users would just do as there told.


In my defense its really hard not to make fun of Apple users when you read headlines like this

Best Buy Customers Thought Galaxy Tabs Were iPads

Best Buy Customers Thought Galaxy Tabs Were iPads

 

[zijincheng]

I know this will be the minority opinon but I dont think Apple would take much of a hit.

Think about it this way look at your average I-sheep... I mean apple user. All 85-90% of them are looking for is a easy device to use. All Apple would do is set up there products to use another search engine such as Bing, Yahoo, Etc. The I-sheep... There I go again Apple users would just do as there told.


In my defense its really hard not to make fun of Apple users when you read headlines like this

Best Buy Customers Thought Galaxy Tabs Were iPads

Nope, I think your opinion is in the majority. I am thinking somewhat the same way as you are

 

[zuben el genub]

If BB customers mistook Galaxy for Ipad - Apple can be accused of fostering stupidity/vanity with marketing. What ever happened to "read the label?" There used to be commercials that told customers to look for a trademark on the label. To avoid any mistake, just tell customers to look for the apple and show a picture. And get customers to understand that Apple does not make products for generic vendors so you will never find a rebranded Iwhatever. Now if the retailer was not telling the customer the whole story about the product just to make a sale, I'd be after the retailer.

All digital TVs look alike to me. I'd have to look at the brand name to see what I have. If I wanted a certain brand, I'd be looking for the name on the TV and/or asking the salesman for that brand. warranty, instructions, whatever.

My Sony PDAs had rounded corners!

With generic vendors - 60mm telescopes were very common in the 60s. Japan turned them out and retailers would put their names on the scope. I have a Shrine Manon that was sold under names like Lafayette, possible Sears, etc. Synta does that. Since Apple doesn't, they should use that fact in marketing.

 

[Bob Maxey]

I know this will be the minority opinon but I dont think Apple would take much of a hit.

Think about it this way look at your average I-sheep... I mean apple user. All 85-90% of them are looking for is a easy device to use. All Apple would do is set up there products to use another search engine such as Bing, Yahoo, Etc. The I-sheep... There I go again Apple users would just do as there told.


In my defense its really hard not to make fun of Apple users when you read headlines like this

Best Buy Customers Thought Galaxy Tabs Were iPads

Why call people names like iSheep? Clearly, you are biased. Call us (I use some Apple products, and I do so for a good reason). If I owned a large corporation--AND IF YOU OWNED A LARGE CORPORATION, you would pray for the brand recognition Apple enjoys.

People should not blame Apple for stupid customers. Not sure how many whatevers were returned, I cannot believe it was all too many.

Some people are confused and they do not know their brands. I once owned an Opal GT and lots of people thought it was a Corvette.

 

[Bob Maxey]

If BB customers mistook Galaxy for Ipad - Apple can be accused of fostering stupidity/vanity with marketing. What ever happened to "read the label?"

I think it is interesting that people purchase Android Tablets thinking they are iPads. This would suggest that one or more manufacturers are copying Apple. Sorta adds fuel to Apple's lawsuit foundry.

 

[zijincheng]

Why call people names like iSheep? Clearly, you are biased. Call us (I use some Apple products, and I do so for a good reason). If I owned a large corporation--AND IF YOU OWNED A LARGE CORPORATION, you would pray for the brand recognition Apple enjoys.

People should not blame Apple for stupid customers. Not sure how many whatevers were returned, I cannot believe it was all too many.

Some people are confused and they do not know their brands. I once owned an Opal GT and lots of people thought it was a Corvette.

I wouldn't call them iSheep, but they do have sheep like tendencies when it comes to Apple products. I don't think Apple generated a generation of tech stupid and ignorant customers, they were targeting them in the first place, because money is made where stupid is.

How many of Apple's customers like tinkering with their iPads? Probably 10% max, the rest are soccer moms and 2 year old kids (check out the youtube video) who have no idea how to even uninstall a program on a computer.

And tech unsavvy people are 95% of the world's population, so why target the 5% of tech junkies when the whole world is open to them?

 

[Bob Maxey]

I wouldn't call them iSheep, but they do have sheep like tendencies when it comes to Apple products. I don't think Apple generated a generation of tech stupid and ignorant customers, they were targeting them in the first place, because money is made where stupid is.

How many of Apple's customers like tinkering with their iPads? Probably 10% max, the rest are soccer moms and 2 year old kids (check out the youtube video) who have no idea how to even uninstall a program on a computer.

And tech unsavvy people are 95% of the world's population, so why target the 5% of tech junkies when the whole world is open to them?

As do increasing numbers of Android users. Why do people complain about the "iSheep" and totally ignore the Android sheeple?

 

[GJade]

this would hurt everybody in the process. google, apple, and the consumers.

 

[dan330]

I think it is interesting that people purchase Android Tablets thinking they are iPads. This would suggest that one or more manufacturers are copying Apple. Sorta adds fuel to Apple's lawsuit foundry.

I would be interested in the number of people that make this mistake.. Because it happens all the time with any product in very small numbers.

 

[Bob Maxey]

I would be interested in the number of people that make this mistake.. Because it happens all the time with any product in very small numbers.

I remember when the Japanese tried to become Harley-Davidson. Some Japanese bikes looked just like Harleys and if you did not know your bikes, you would think the bike rolling past you was HD.

 

[zijincheng]

As do increasing numbers of Android users. Why do people complain about the "iSheep" and totally ignore the Android sheeple?

Ok ya, I forgot Android is starting to target the "sheep" as well.

Because in my opinion, if a sheep had the option to go with either Android or Apple, they would pick Apple because first, its well known and they would have "heard" that its easier to use. The only reason why a sheep would pick Android would be price, no real sheep would pick a more "complicated and fragmented" OS over a simpler one.

 

[Bob Maxey]

Ok ya, I forgot Android is starting to target the "sheep" as well.

Because in my opinion, if a sheep had the option to go with either Android or Apple, they would pick Apple because first, its well known and they would have "heard" that its easier to use. The only reason why a sheep would pick Android would be price, no real sheep would pick a more "complicated and fragmented" OS over a simpler one.

We purchase products every day based upon the brand, what a friend says or some clever ad. Apple has marketing nailed and this is a good thing. They do what advertisements are supposed to do.

This is not new, mind you. What do people expect Apple to say? "Our products are almost as good as Brand X?" Most consumers do not know if Brand X is better than Brand Z. Most certainly do not know if an iPhone is better than an Android phone. And for the most part, the iPhone is easy to use and it works well.

Android users, I think, look for cheap phones or free phones not understanding that no cell phone is free; they are paying for it across a two year contract.

Android makers want aSheep and Android Fanboys. I read something a few moments ago that seem to indicate Apple is once again gaining ground and starting to outsell Android. I think the iPad Mini and the next iPhone will be hot products, further increasing Apples market share.

We do not know what the next iDevices will look like, and we definitely do not know what the next game changer will arrive from Apple. Remember, they released several astounding game changers: iPod, iPad, iPhone. No telling what is next.

I will soon buy an iPhone. I love the quality and because there are several no contract options, it seems reasonable.

 

[Rxpert83]

I would lol so hard if Google got an injunction against the iphone 5.


When apple does that to android, it doesn't really matter because there are hundreds of Android phones. If Google got one on apple, it would stop their only device

 

[HotRoderX]

Why call people names like iSheep? Clearly, you are biased. Call us (I use some Apple products, and I do so for a good reason). If I owned a large corporation--AND IF YOU OWNED A LARGE CORPORATION, you would pray for the brand recognition Apple enjoys.

People should not blame Apple for stupid customers. Not sure how many whatevers were returned, I cannot believe it was all too many.

Some people are confused and they do not know their brands. I once owned an Opal GT and lots of people thought it was a Corvette.

I was kind of joking around but I am also bias when it comes to Apple. The reason is most likely not what your thinking. I don't have a issue with Apple being big or being popular. I do take issue with the fact Apple is a bully.

There is a really old saying "with great power comes great responsibility" Apple has really great power. They use that power to bully other companies all the time.

A wonderful example is E-Books. They pretty much told E-Book vendors you will price your books the way we want. The E-Book retailers had no choice but to comply if they wanted there product to be usable on a I-Pad.

Lately it seems any time the IPhone or IPad sees a little competition apple is there to sue. Its like they are taking new devices tearing them apart and looking for any little thing they can to sue over. In hopes a judge will keep the device from launching or giving any negative press they can.

Most recently they are suing Samsung over Galaxy Tab. There are literally only so many ways to design a Rectangle. We don't see Goodyear suing Firestone over there tires. We don't see Intel suing AMD over there processor shape. We don't see Samsung suing Vizo over there tv's.

There all basically the same design on the out side. There is no real deference and at first glance you cant tell any of them apart. They all share the common fact that the out side design of each product is limited. The wheel can only be made round, The TV will almost always be a box shape using what ever screen dimensions are standard, Processors will almost always been chips.

Yea I am bias because Apple has grown into a huge company that thinks everything they want belongs to them. I would be bias against any company that acts the way Apple does.

Tell yea the truth this double standard the world seems to have is kind of frightening. I could just see if a company like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, or even Walmart. Tried to pull have the stunts Apple does I seriously think they go out of business quicker then you could blink.

Opel GT is technically speaking a GM which makes it a Chevy so alteast they got the companys right.

Edit

I just wanted to add really quick I also don't want to see Apple go out of business. I just want them to straighten up there act. Consumers would lose big time if Apple went under.
I really like Google as a company but I hate to think of what would happen if they where left as the only major player in the Smart Phone and Tablet world. As consumers we really need competition between company so they are forced to innovate.

 

[Rxpert83]

Apple is a law firm that happens to make tech products

 

[zuben el genub]

I think it is interesting that people purchase Android Tablets thinking they are iPads. This would suggest that one or more manufacturers are copying Apple. Sorta adds fuel to Apple's lawsuit foundry.

If it doesn't say Apple on the product and you don't see the Apple logo, it's the buyer's stupidity. They can't all be illiterate. I'm blaming Apple for allowing people to think that Apple makes the only phones and tablets. Apple should push their logo.

I'd have the salesman take back off if it's a phone, and if the tablet says Samsung, Acer, Asus - I sure wouldn't think it's an Ipad.

Now if the saleperson says it works like an Ipad - all tablets do work pretty much the same. But if he turns it on and it doesn't have Apple's screen, but he says it can sync the way Apple says you can,(to your app market or Itunes - reasonable people should be suspicious.