US bans iPhone 4 imports

[jes]

US bans iPhone 4 imports

Apple infringed a patent owned by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics in making several iPhone and iPad models

 

[Hamster]

Fekking LOL @ "American" phone banned in America

But then this plays in Apple's favour sort off because now you have to buy their new stuff. Meh.

 

[Jab]

 

[AlphaJohn]

Fekking LOL @ "American" phone banned in America

Guess this is the real reason The White house is pushing for patent reform....

 

[Hamster]

Guess this is the real reason The White house is pushing for patent reform....

Hehe - maybe. "Let's change the rules since we can't play by them"

 

[2026]

This is no big issue, no-one would really by an iphone 4 new anymore... I'd even say the 4S is a dying/dead breed.

 

[AlphaJohn]

This is no big issue, no-one would really by an iphone 4 new anymore... I'd even say the 4S is a dying/dead breed.

They still sell em on www.apple.com its not like SA where a new product make the older one disappear.

Not everyone can afford top of the range either.

 

[sox63]

I have a feeling Obama will veto this though

 

[bwana]

They still sell em on www.apple.com its not like SA where a new product make the older one disappear.

Not everyone can afford top of the range either.

The iPhone 4 is still available in SA http://www.zastore.co.za/category/60/iphone-4

 

[HBee]

So the next step would be to pay compesation to patent holder based on the number of offending devices sold ?

 

[AlphaJohn]

The iPhone 4 is still available in SA http://www.zastore.co.za/category/60/iphone-4

Sorry was ment to say on contract ie via ISP, yes you can always find older devices online if you look, but good luck in getting one from Vodacom/MTN when you renew.

In the US you can still get em on contracts.

 

[House]

So, eventually Apple's case against Samsung backfired on themselves. F@ck them, I love my new Galaxy S4!

 

[Hamster]

So the next step would be to pay compesation to patent holder based on the number of offending devices sold ?

If this was a fair world, yes.