[Swordmaker]

Apple is using cherrypicked photos that make the Samsung Galaxy S look like something it’s not.

As far as the patent goes, Android does this as well, but I’m not sure Google would have to pay out because it’s open source and Google isn’t releasing it for profit.

Hmmmm What does this phone look like? Sure looks like an iPhone knock off to me.

On the patent? You are wrong. Google does not have the right to give away what it does not own. It did not spend the money to do the research and develop this technology. . . Similarly, you can't steal someone's property and give it away and just claim you are innocent: "I didn't make any money 'cause I gave it away." You've diminished the value of what you gave away. You still stole it.

However, it's not necessary to sue Google. Apple will sue the phone makers.

[Echo4C]

Actually, it looks a lot like a three year old Samsung Omnia (which I had). Of course, the Omnia had widgets (like the Galaxy S that is displayed), which the iPhone does not.

[benjibrowder]

I don't think Apple owns the patent on top down notifications, but Apple's going full sail into that arena. If Apple went after Google for multitouch, I could only imagine Google would go after Apple for notifications.

In terms of the OS, you're really stretching. That's nothing but a bunch of widgets running on the home screen. Apple furthermore doesn't own patents on square icons at the bottom nor does it own patents on grid layouts.

And how the hell are you going to design a candy bar cell phone without there being similarities? The backs of the phone look absolutely nothing (the back has Samsung stamped all over it) alike and there's two tactile buttons at the bottom next to the home screen button. Hell, the first Samsung Galaxy S not pictured has a gigantic stamp of SAMSUNG at the very top.

And yes, I suspect Apple would go after the manufacturers rather than Google. Which is what is happening as can be seen by such copyright infringement cells such as: