thisistheverge: The iPad that never was: kickstands, curves, and ‘highly confidential’ Apple prototypes revealed We already got a look at some early iPhone designs inspired by Sony and the iPod, but court documents have revealed an assortment of different looks that were considered for Apple’s various iOS products — including several iPad designs featuring kickstands. Multiple versions of both the iPhone and the iPad are featured, and while we’ve seen some of these before — the iPad prototype with dual dock connectors was sold on eBay back in May — many of the designs are being revealed for the first time.  It’s sort of fascinating that Apple wants to win this lawsuit badly enough that they’re willing to put up with tons of their previously confidential designs and documents being put into the public domain. You’d think that alone might be worth some sort of quick settlement to them — and maybe that’s something Samsung was betting on as well. But, nope. High-res

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The iPad that never was: kickstands, curves, and ‘highly confidential’ Apple prototypes revealed

We already got a look at some early iPhone designs inspired by Sony and the iPod, but court documents have revealed an assortment of different looks that were considered for Apple’s various iOS products — including several iPad designs featuring kickstands. Multiple versions of both the iPhone and the iPad are featured, and while we’ve seen some of these before — the iPad prototype with dual dock connectors was sold on eBay back in May — many of the designs are being revealed for the first time. 

It’s sort of fascinating that Apple wants to win this lawsuit badly enough that they’re willing to put up with tons of their previously confidential designs and documents being put into the public domain. You’d think that alone might be worth some sort of quick settlement to them — and maybe that’s something Samsung was betting on as well.

But, nope.