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> I agree with you, but you have to admit Samsung is pretty > clearly copying Apple's trade dress. It's the only tablet > that could be confused with the iPad at a glance.

I don't think I have to admit that. Is it really any more iPad like (at a glance) than this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/759029-REG/Motorola_00...

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No, to many non-geeks all tablets appear to be "iPads" and all touch screen phones "iPhones". Apple has had superior marketing and sales but they certainly weren't the first to use a touchscreen display. How many ways can you make a device with a touchscreen display? Can you imagine if this happened to TVs or computer monitors?

Depends on your "at a glance" definition, but yeah, photos don't do it much justice. Both the Xoom and the 2.0 Galaxy look nothing like an iPad 'in real life'. It's like comparing a Vaio to a MacBook, only the form factor is the same.

(I have no idea about the new Galaxy but I suspect it's the same - EDIT: by "the same" I mean different from an iPad)

You tell me: http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_...

I don't think the design of Samsung's tablet, accessories and it's packaging is a coincidence. While you can't blame Samsung, or anyone, for the general shape of a tablet, I do think they crossed a line here.

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/10/article-131298380918...

http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PROGMN2.GIF with 32bit color and higher res icons.

http://www.androidtabletfanatic.com/android-tablet-news/16-o...

Crunchpad http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/original/0004/6593/4...

Yes, it is. http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung_...

He was talking about admitting that Samsung was copying Apple - which they are. But yes, yes it is more iPad like if you look at it from more angles than a shot from the top. The back is similar too, whereas that on the Xoom is not so much.

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