Rip-off

People have been comparing the similarities between Apple products and older Braun products. However, there are big differences between that and what Samsung has done.

John Gruber:

But to me, it’s about the difference between drawing inspiration to create something new, versus slavishly copying to create something derivative.

Matthew Panzarino:

Ive’s designs for Apple apply the Braun aesthetic to devices that depart widely in purpose and function from the original Rams-crafted products. Samsung took Apple’s design for a smartphone and applied it directly to…a smartphone. And then tried to pretend that they didn’t.

Exactly.