Bizarro World: Creative to sue Apple?

This is CREATIVE? then What is "COPY CAT"

Good old Creative... If you cant beat em, sue em!

Quote:------------------------------------------------- 2. Way to go Creative. If you can't design a better MP3 player than the iPod then why not sue Apple instead. This way, you don't actually need to design anything worthwhile buying and can keep pumping all the ugly MP3 players you have been making for the longest time. Posted at 10:58 AM ET on Dec 8, 2005 by Bahloo 0 stars ------------------------------------------------------- That's how Apple does their business, why not give them their own taste of it?

Well, It sounds like they are choking. I hate those companies who dont try to innovate by themselves, they are not fit to be a technology company. I just read a forbes news about Microsoft entering music player market ... wonder how many times you would have to restart and virtual memory increases and Blue screen of death !! - http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/08/microsoft-apple-earnings-1208markets06.html?partner=yahootix

Futura for the menu, eh? We Anderson would be proud, but it's not the best outside of print: http://www.marksimonson.com/article/87/royal-tenenbaums-world-of-futura

Oh wait a minute and copying the form factor, the curves on the sides, the shape of the screen and replacing the all famous click wheel with this weirdo controller is not copying the design of the whole iPod on Creative's part? I wouldn't be surprised if apple's legal team go and sue creative for copying that, they're basically risking Apple's 'branding' of the all famous iPod and making a very close mockup that could cause customer confusion...go go Apple legal!

Is it really a good idea for Creative to be suing their Product Development Department?

Apple's iPod is a brand now.. kind of like Nike per say.. Even tho there are tons of people who buy generic shoes, Nike still sells tons of name brand shoes.. maybe Nike was a bad comparison based on quality.. but you get my point :P The iPod is slick and pretty.. Apple has always crafted their products to awe the customer as well as function great.

Wow, a menu system that incorporates a battery meter, and folders for music, video and pictures. Honestly, when you're designing a handheld device that plays music and videos it's hard to stray from the thin, rectangular and sleek look. I'm not saying that creative didn't copy some ideas from Apple, but this device is original enough on it's own that i don't think they just ripped off the iPod. No one is going to go out and buy this mistaking it for an iPod, lets just leave it at that.

soooo wrong... this shows weakness...