Plenty of American and other companies have claimed that Chinese companies have copied their designs.
Now, a Chinese company is claiming that Apple stole the design for the iPad from it.
An electronics firm in Shenzen, China, has been selling tablet computer called the PC-P88 since last July. The company, Shenzhen Great Loong Industrial, says that they are talking to lawyers and readying a lawsuit against Apple.
The PC-P88
- is a bit heavier than the iPad
- has USB ports, unlike the iPad
- runs Windows and supports Linux
- has an ethernet port as well as WiFi
- has a 160GB hard drive (unlike the Apple iPad)
- has card reader
- has only 1.5 hours battery time
My comments
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Apple is famous for claiming that others have copied its designs, and for filing lawsuits.
Even so, there were plenty of tablet computers before the iPad and also before the PC-P88 (like the Microsoft Tablet PC), so I don’t think Great Loong’s lawsuit could end up being anything other than a PR boost.
Resources
NY Times article
PC-P88 website
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This is interesting.. where did you hear this from? They don’t really look too similar from the pictures but anything is possible
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From the New York Times article referenced in “Resources”. I’m not saying that Apple is liable for anything. But it’s just funny how, when Apple comes out with a product (like the iPod or iPhone), iFans like to claim that it’s an iClone.
Actually, almost every product ever made is just an incremental evolution over existing designs.
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