Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Apple shenanigans? (altered images -- a further examination)

Via CNET, Apple's lawsuit against Samsung's Tab in Germany included altered images that were submitted as evidence to the court.


via webwereld.nl

The original Webwereld article (and the media's echo chamber) suggests that it was probably an accidental mistake, but I think otherwise.

Take a look at the differences between the lawsuit-filed image, and the actual product image.  (You can get a high-res image of the Tab here.)  There are FOUR differences:
  1. Aspect ratio is off.
  2. Icon sizes were enlarged.
  3. Background was faked.
  4. The buttons were mirrored on the wrong side.

The altered images in their lawsuit doesn't stop there, either.  Look below at the side-by-side angled view from the lawsuit filing.  If you didn't know any better, you'd think that the Tab was fatter than the iPad!



It's clear to me, there was intentional manipulation of the images to make the Samsung Tab 10.1 resemble more closely to the iPad than it actually is.  Apple has a very serious problem here.

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