Inspiration Apple

♠ Posted by Unknown in Mobiles at 23:46

Commercial products and software that inspired Apple. Not always the consent of their creators.
Apple's lawyers work in one way: they spend their time trying to copy Apple's products, but never seek if Apple products are copying everyone else ...Swiss watchThe Swiss watch Apple
It was designed by Hans Hilfiker for Swiss railway stations. It is an object whose design is deposited and held by the rail service in this country, the SBB. This design is found in the iPad's clock application without the copyright holder has been consulted. It is a form of Skeuomorph (virtual reproduction of real object) pushed to the extreme. Maybe a little too much and SBB says he contacted Apple to give this issue a legal and financial solution. Finally Apple has agreed to pay 17 million euros to resolve the dispute.German calculator
Braun vs iPhoneLa Calculator Calculator on the left is 44 AND Braun, a former model but the design is pleasing to Apple, and when Apple likes something, she takes it. They say that Ive, the principal designer at Apple admire Braun and Apple products are inspired by those of this company. The iPod, for example like the T3 pocket radio Braun. But Apple fans will tell you that they are not copies, that are tributes. It's not the same.The Japanese-inspired smartphone
Sony vs iPhone left a prototype designed by a Japanese designer working at Apple and inspired by Sony products. On the right, the iPhone. The initial draft looked like the Apple iPod, also close to that of Nokia design with less floor space model of Sony, which is why the Sony model was finally preferred.In the trial that pitted Apple to Samsung in San Jose, Apple got the Sony prototype is not mentioned because it was not submitted on time and was sentenced to Samsung for copying the design of the iPhone.Conclusion
Apple often pays tribute to other businesses designers but hate that we pay tribute to its own products. In particular, the App Store is wont to reject an application when a graphic is too similar to its own designs.