Swiss watch maker SBB challenges Apple

zom

"...Everyone's stealing from someone..."

SWISS railway operator SBB and a Swiss watchmaker are considering challenging Apple over the striking similarity between the country's trademark station clocks and the clock on a new operating system for the iPad.

http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/swiss-watch-maker-sbb-challenges-apple-over-new-ipad-clock-3236234.html

The King of Moo

I have two hands, a round face and get wound up from time to time.
I hope they don't sue me too!

El Weirdo

zom wrote: »

"...Everyone's stealing from someone..."

SWISS railway operator SBB and a Swiss watchmaker are considering challenging Apple over the striking similarity between the country's trademark station clocks and the clock on a new operating system for the iPad.

http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/swiss-watch-maker-sbb-challenges-apple-over-new-ipad-clock-3236234.html

And?

Mr.Crinklewood

They must be ticked off.

Mickey H

The King of Moo wrote: »

I have two hands, a round face and get wound up from time to time.
I hope they don't sue me too!

Spoken like a true professional.

squod

Time on their hands.

Rigol

This thread has striking similarities to a thread I own shares in.

Im suing you for emotional distress.

Badly Drunk Boy

The colours on the clocks are just reversed, the way the Red Cross flag is the Swiss flag reversed. What's deal with reversing the colours of Swiss stuff?

Mickey H

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

The colours on the clocks are just reversed, the way the Red Cross flag is the Swiss flag reversed. What's deal with reversing the colours of Swiss stuff?

Because then it might become ssiws stuff and we wouldn't want that now, would we?

df1985

this is getting ridiculous in fairness, although apple have brought it on themselves.

Super-Rush

Have you got an opinion on this op or are you just posting stories for the fun of it?

zom

Super-Rush wrote: »

Have you got an opinion on this op or are you just posting stories for the fun of it?

So many words wasted for "...how Apple cares about design and brand image...", so many cries how progressive and creative they are. So many lies.

Poetic justice.

Pottler

It's all gone cuckoo at this stage.

recyclebin

What goes around comes around.

Apple started this sh*t when they tried to patent slide to unlock.

Slide to unlock

Mickey H

recyclebin wrote: »

What goes around comes around.

Apple started this sh*t when they tried to patent slide to unlock.

Slide to unlock

They also claimed to have invented the "Point and click" interface, but Smith And Wesson had that one covered.

kraggy

Pottler wrote: »

It's all gone cuckoo at this stage.

It's all gone a bit Pete


DONG.....DONG.....DONG...

BillyMitchel

Is there not like an Apple forum so people can just fock off and talk shìte on that?

All I see, hear and read is apple apple apple bla bla bla no one gives a flying fook!

opti0nal

zom wrote: »

"...Everyone's stealing from someone..."

SWISS railway operator SBB and a Swiss watchmaker are considering challenging Apple over the striking similarity between the country's trademark station clocks and the clock on a new operating system for the iPad.

http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/swiss-watch-maker-sbb-challenges-apple-over-new-ipad-clock-3236234.html

You lifted the headline from the Irish Independent...

SBB is the Swiss rail company who first used the design, they don't make watches. The Swiss watch maker concerned is Mondaine.

Yet another example of how the Indo's headlines often say something different to the facts in actual body of the article.

golden lane

who owns toblerown.......?????

Dangerous Man

Apparently it's a poor case - more holes in it than Swiss cheese.

golden lane

they will give apple .....hell-betya

Pottler

opti0nal wrote: »

You lifted the headline from the Irish Independent...

SBB is the Swiss rail company who first used the design, they don't make watches. The Swiss watch maker concerned is Mondaine.

Yet another example of how the Indo's headlines often say something different to the facts in actual body of the article.

Unless you're a tecchie, the whole threads mondaine.:D Anyway, the OP robbed that from the Indo - they should sue him. I know, it has a u and stuff

zom

opti0nal wrote: »

You lifted the headline from the Irish Independent...

SBB is the Swiss rail company who first used the design, they don't make watches. The Swiss watch maker concerned is Mondaine.

Yet another example of how the Indo's headlines often say something different to the facts in actual body of the article.

It's really doesn't matter who design that clock, and when (1940) - it's all about Apple playing like they invented everything and all the others are sealing from them. Apple playing like they are most progressive and creative. Apple playing to take greatest care about design and branding. And seems like (at least) some of this is just LIES.

opti0nal

zom wrote: »

It's really doesn't matter who design that clock, and when (1940) - it's all about Apple playing like they invented everything ...Apple playing like they are most progressive and creative. Apple playing to take greatest care about design and branding. And seems like (at least) some of this is just LIES.

OK, then to join two threads:

Apple = Hipster of technology.