Apple blocks Samsung from selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia

By on Aug 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Legal August 1, 2011

Apple has inked an agreement with Samsung in Australia that prevents the South Korean company from selling its competing Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet there. According to Bloomberg, Samsung cannot sell the tablet until Australian courts rule whether or not the Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes on 10 Apple patents. Apple alleges that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 copies the touchscreen tech found on the iPad and also has the same “look and feel.” Samsung agreed not to advertise the device and Apple said it will pay damages should Samsung win the case. The two companies also have a number of ongoing legal battles in the United States and elsewhere. In April, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung and claimed the South Korean company had created a number of “copycat” devices. A court ruling forced Samsung to show Apple its new line of phones and tablets, but a Samsung request to see the new iPad 3 and iPhone 5 was shot down.

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  • Anonymous

    This is good news, maybe Samsung will create an original tablet in it’s place.

    also Inb4 the fandroid rage

    • Anonymous

      Ant what, pray tell is original about the iPad? Same design as my HP TC1100 of old…..

      • Anonymous

        Keep smoking that pipe, it must be good stuff.

      • Anonymous

        Did I really write pray tell? I really am a cocky faggot huh?

      • Anonymous

        And what, pray tell is original about calling oneself PhaiILord?

      • Anonymous

        And why is the sky blue? Why do I like to insert sharp objects into my rectum? Just a few more questions I often ponder.

      • sirpaul

        Well, nothing. But they copied the “look and feel”, LOL…what a joke.

    • Anonymous

      I just paid $ 22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $ 38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $ 675 which only cost me $ 62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://to.ly/aRzu

    • http://twitter.com/Avian Avian

      Apple makes slim tablet with one button, Samsung makes slim tablet with no buttons.  What do they need to do?  Cover it in buttons? Make it bright pink?  What is an original tablet to you?  The iPad looks just like the tablet PCs of yesteryear…

      • Anonymous

        “The iPad looks just like the tablet PCs of yesteryear…”

        You may want to get your vision checked…

      • Anonymous

        speaking of slim. Maybe you should try some slimfast there fatso

      • Inquiry

        Any self righteous jackass can be an asshole with a keyboard. Take that attitude to your real life, if there is such a one outside of this virtual persona of yours.

  • Anonymous

    I am so tired of this shit. Stop litigating and go back to innovating, for fuck’s sake. How many of you have personally experienced someone mistaking a Galaxy S for an iPhone?

    • Anonymous

      No, but my first impression when I used a Samsung Fascinate was “Wow, their apps look just like an iPhone”

      • Anonymous

        Yes, but did you confuse the two. Did you look at the two phones next to each other and feel like you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart? Do you know anyone who isn’t/couldn’t be/wouldn’t be able to tell them apart?

        I know Apple fanboys are going to murder me for this one, but this whole situation makes me feel like Apple is suing because they don’t feel that they can sufficiently differentiate their product. I mean, if I know that I’m going to do something new tomorrow, why should I care that you copied what I did yesterday? If anything, I should be mocking you for not being able to innovate, not suing you and complaining.

      • Anonymous

        “this whole situation makes me feel like Apple is suing because they don’t feel that they can sufficiently differentiate their product.”

        That’s *exactly* why they’re suing.  It’s hard to “differentiate your product” when your competitors are cloning it.

      • Anonymous

        I have personally heard sales people in best buy say it works and looks just like the iPhone. We can all agree that is a lie because the S is a POS, but it is also the point.

      • Anonymous

        @CDubber:disqus If you’re that damn good, then people always want the original. If you’re not that damn good, then people will settle for the copy. You’re telling me that, all of a sudden, people are choosing the Galaxy S over the iPhone because it looks close enough? That’s what you’re going with? I don’t buy it for a second. I’ve seen people go from iOS to Android. I’ve seen people go from Android to iOS. But I have yet to hear of anyone who went with an Android phone that looked close enough to iOS.

        Is Apple saying that all the money and time that they’ve spent on advertising — talking about how they’re often imitated but never duplicated — has been a total waste of time? I feel like that’s what that lawsuit says. And while I’m an Android fanboy, I feel like that’s bullshit. Nobody’s mistaking an Apple product for anything else.

      • Anonymous

        @wayzom:disqus First of all, Best Buy sales staff has the collective IQ of my letter opener, but that’s neither here nor there.

        Second of all, you’ve heard people say it works and looks just like an iPhone. My question remains: have you personally seen someone take an iPhone in the left hand, a Galaxy S in the right hand, and profess an inability to tell which is which?

      • Anonymous

        When I picked up the iPhone, I said, wow, it’s just like a super high fidelity Treo.

        Wah wah wah.

        It’s called progress. You make better things by improving on what wasn’t done well in the past. Apple didn’t invent progress.

      • Anonymous

        “When I picked up the iPhone, I said, wow, it’s just like a super high fidelity Treo.”

        Like Avian above, you need a vision check.  Maybe you guys can get a two-for-one deal.

      • Anonymous

        The treo was just an upgraded palm pilot which ripped off the Newton. PS the line does not go back any further then that.

      • Anonymous

        @wayzom:disqus  let me get this straight. the only original pieces of the evolution of smartphones, pdas, and mp3 players, all of which have merged can be chalked up to:

        1. Newton (magic)
        2. Palm Pilot (knockoff Newton)
        3. Treo (upgraded palm pilot, so knockoff newton still)
        4. iPhone (magic!)

        No one else created anything of value to add to this evolution? No one tried out things that were obvious missteps that other companies were able to see and capitalize on? No Windows Mobile anything? No RIM? No iPod? No Toshiba Gigabeat?

        I’m guessing you really haven’t been following the breadth of these products for that long, because it seems like you think things are magical and original because you never actually used all of these projects

        Did you use the Netwon and then the Palm V?  Palm V = more refined but the same idea
        Handwriting + PDA but in a slimmer nicer case.

        Did you use the BlackBerry Curve 8300 and then the iPhone?  iPhone = more refined but the same idea
        PDA + Smartphone but with a touch screen and better browser

        iPhone and Galaxy S . Galaxy S = more refined but same idea.
        Touch Screen Smartphone + Apps  but with options for different hardware configurations (because let’s be honest, phones have never been one size fits all)

      • Anonymous

        Their apps look the same? Since when did developers not want consistency across platforms? How is that Samsung’s fault? And may apps look different on iPhone/Android.

        Is you complaint going to be that they have app icons in a grid? That’s copying the look and feel? Well even that’s implemented differently (and arguably better as the App Drawer allows you to have more apps without them getting in your way)

    • Anonymous

      I agree with your sentiment but what Apple is trying to do is stop the growth of Samsung products to protect margins.  Samsung is a formidable competitor and I think their products are “close enough to Apple” for most people.  Samsung will have absolutely no problem at all reducing price and selling a ton of product.  Given function and price, many people are going to choose Samsung over Apple.  That is already happening as sales growth for Samsung dwarfs that of Apple.  If you’re Apple you have to protect your brand and your margins.  The last thing Apple wants to do with Samsung is compete on price.  If the products are “close enough” price becomes the only significant differentiation.

      I have always argued Apple has a very, very vulnerable business model because it is dependent on people paying a premium price for products that increasingly become commodities.  Either margins or sales have to fall.  Given the history of Apple, my guess is sales fall.     

    • TooMuchNoise

      Meanwhile, between all this degenerate bickering between Apple and Samsung, the PlayBook gets to add the Australia as another country that has certified the PlayBook as the only Tablet allowed to be used in their government along with Russia, and the US.

    • http://twitter.com/kal1ch Kal

      I have a friend that’s asked me numerous times: “So, the Galaxy S is still an iPhone, right?” 

      I think Apple are onto something there.. I mean.. Samsung copied even the friggin’ USB cable that comes with iOS devices. 

  • http://twitter.com/m0majeed Mo

    10.1 looks and feels nothing like the ipad2. i see apple compensating sammy after the case is over.

  • Anonymous

    Streuth Sheila! Lets put another iPad on the barbie.

  • Anonymous

    Samsung is smart here. Why sell something that is just getting returned at a 40% rate anyways.  true story™©®

    • http://twitter.com/Avian Avian

      Please state sources for your BS please.

      • Anonymous

        He got it from Jobs’s cock. It was written on his shaft as he licked it.

      • Anonymous

        I know this is a fact because I have seen it on Job’s dick myself. I was the first to suck it.

      • Anonymous

        Google” is that a galaxy 10.1 in this podcasters pocket”

      • Anonymous

        1) Scroat is a troll. 
        2) S/he’s talking about that debunked report from Techcrunch (IIRC) saying that 40% of Android handsets were returned. BGR posted an article shitting on it not too long ago. I would link the URL, but there’s apparently somewhere between zero and one mods for BGR; posting a link means it takes hours for your post to come up. Just scroll down and you’ll find it.

      • Anonymous

        By the way. You’re a chunky fat ass.

    • Anonymous

       Hello Troll! by the way.. are you on apple’s payroll?

    • Anonymous

       all you have to do is hit the back button.. go the main page of BGR and scroll all the way to the bottom.
      But then, we all know iphone users aren’t that smart.

  • http://twitter.com/NewPharo AliOmar

    with Logitech Android Affordable Quality Wireless Keyboard/Stand , Wireless Mouse & Wireless Portable Speakers this Galaxy Tablet turn as a PC

  • Anonymous

    If I was samsung I’d tell apple to fuck off.
    My 4runner has the same “look and feel” as a million other cars, maybe they should ban those too.
    WTF, is this industry filled with idiots

    • Anonymous

       Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes on 10 Apple patents. Why do Android boys get hung up on the “look and feel” it is basically the salad, got dive into the meat & potato’s once and awhile. 
      Apple agreed to pay loss of sale damages, which will be huge if they lose. Also what BGR left, Samsung is releasing a non-U.S. version of the tab 10.1 and it will give Apple three units to review, a hearing is set for Aug 29. Should the revised device believed to be infringing, they will set up a trial date on the 29th. If not, they will get to sell it. 

      • Anonymous

        It also shows Apples belief they will prevail.

        I disagree the number is huge, I would be shocked if Samsung could show realistic projected sales of more then 25k in Australia.

      • Anonymous

        Very true, I was actually projecting the huge from a long term loss. Say the court restricts the sale of the revised tablet, takes it to trial. It is a lengthy process and that is where I figured it could be huge. Granted huge for Apple would be something like $20 Billion. Any claims in the millions or less is basically loose change in the sofa to them.

      • Anonymous

        Samsung is infringing on 10 apple patents?  Or Apple THINKS that they are infringing?
        lol  

      • Anonymous

        Well if their patent fight is like the HTC one then Apple is trying to claim it invented interacting with a touchscreen.
        But no worries, iOS 5 will have the same look and feel as Android (least going by Apples Standard) and amazon so some Android device maker will be able to sue Apple since they can never come up with anything new.

      • http://twitter.com/kal1ch Kal

        The only thing similar to Android in iOS 5 is the Notification drawer.

        And no one has a patent on Android’s “look and feel”, so I suggest you hurry up and apply for it so you can sue Apple and make millions.

  • Guest

    “the iPad and also has the same “look and feel.”” – What should the Galaxy Tab look like if not like this? Should they create a cube-shaped tablet? Or a sphere with touchscreen? Come on, Apple, FU!

  • http://twitter.com/mbcls ask me

    i better stock up on condoms before they ban it!  all condoms from different manufacturers “look and feel the same!”  haha

    • http://profiles.google.com/brotherkane Brian Kane

      The question is if there is patented technology in the condom you are using.  Not that they have similar look and feel.

  • Anonymous

    So no one else can have a slim white tablet since apple has it? Are you kidding me? I can see Apple paying Samsung over this once this is over for trying to make them lose money…

    On another note apple is so furious that people are flocking so fast to Android!! Apple never really had a competitor like this and they are afraid. Apple is so mediocre that they had to make their magical icrap look like Android’s OS. What a shame, I pity the fool!! iOS 5 is a complete rip off of competition and Steve Jobs knows it, but you watch come September he will again fool his followers into thinking that iOS 5 is supreme!! Like sheep led to the slaughter!!!

  • Anonymous

    “”"iPad and also has the same “look and feel.””"”

    How long before a judge decides such juvenile arguments are a waste of time and money??
    Someone needs to put apple on a leash.

  • http://rmbo47.myopenid.com/ rmbo47

    Apple innovates while the rest imitate. And when Apple calls them on their design ripoffs, the Apple haters all whine. Classic.

    Let me call you a “Waaaaaa-mbulance”. 

    • Anonymous

      SMH! Mindless sheep. What could I expect

  • Anonymous

    Okay, I am truly sick to my stomach regarding apple and thier constant policy of sue everyone. As a proudowner of a Galaxy tab 10.1 it looks and feels NOTHING like the ipad. Of course it’s thin, thin is in, but where is it gonna stop. Is apple going to sue Motorola when they release their next tab which will be thinner than the first xoom. Why doesn’t samsung sue Lg, and Lg sue sharp, and sharp sue vizio all for making thin lcd televisions. As far as looks go the ipad is very diferent from the galaxy tab. Apple is a company that prides itself on dictatorship. You will do what we want and how we want you too. Apple is scared and I mean truly scared of competition and rightfully so.

    Apple has not innovated anything. They take concepts from other companies tweak them and patent them.and call it innovation. I hope when all of this is said and done, apple pays samsung a large sum of money and this patent stuff can just die. Apple needs to shut up, truly innovate and stop BITCHING. Samsung should have told them to kiss their korean ass now it looks as if they are guilty of something when they are not. I say this with pride and bgr you can flag me since your pro apple anyway, FUCK APPLE AND STEVE JOBS.

    Apple wants the world to have one choice, THEIRS! Its truly disguisting that thses dudes having nothing better to do than just sue anyone who is a threat to them.

    • http://rmbo47.myopenid.com/ rmbo47

      Are you so naive, or is your blind Apple hatred so strong that you really believe that Apple is the only company that protects it’s IP??  How do you feel about Nokia suing Apple and getting a juicy settlement? Is that one OK? Seriously dude, read up on it.

      • Anonymous

        Actually sheep, you need to read up. I don’t have a problem with a company protecting their innovations but this is not the case. This is a pure scare tactic by Apple because they have competition and want people like you to continue to believe they are the only and best company on the planet. Period. It’s mindless sheep like yourself that keep a company like apple from truly innovating and keeping competition down. 

      • Anonymous

        You tell him @Kickrocks33:disqus ! We, you and I, are Google sheep and we are proud of it.  Being Google sheep is the lords way.  Period.  

    • http://profiles.google.com/brotherkane Brian Kane

      What would the Galaxy Tab 10.1 look like if there was no iPad?  I will pose the same question for the iPhone.

      In my opinion – nothing like how they do now (both from an industrial design perspective and user interface).
      Coke has copyrighting a shade of red.  Monster sues any company who uses ‘monster’ in the title of a product.  I don’t see Apple’s lawsuit as without warrant.  To me this is typical Korean behavior.  Just like Hyundai blatently ripping off the ID of Mercedes – Samsung has done the same.

  • Ulysses

    WOW I am sure BGR is partying right now.

  • Drew

    Cowards…

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