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Then people wonder why Apple is suing companies for copying them (engadget.com)
13 points by davidedicillo on Aug 14, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments


Not that there's anything wrong with copying, in this context.


I am much more sympathetic when companies sue due to this sort of infringement.

There are a million different ways to colour and style a rectangular cuboid. Some people like to say "it's just another laptop(phone whatever)", but you never see anyone copy Sony's or Lenovo's or BlackBerry's styles do you?


The only similarity I see is black keys on a silver chassis; the shape of the chassis itself looks nothing like a macbook.


Jeez, even after copying Apple's case they had to put the ugly stickers on it.


It's a laptop.


It looks so similar, I was expecting it to be a cheap Chinese knockoff, instead of a product from a "reputable" company like LG.


Hey, you found instead a cheap chinese knockoff made by LG!


Did I pass through a portal into another reality where Apple has a "patent" for black keyboards onto a silver notebook? Let's take a break and remember that Uncle Steve used to quote Picasso: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU




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