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Most of the knock-offs aren't illegal.

There is a minority that put the Apple logo on them, which is clearly illegal, but...

Beyond that the look of Apple's products are protected by design patents and the law on them is much less clear cut and varies by country (see the Samsung case for example).

There are a large number of non-iPad knock offs available for under $125, though. A quick search on DealExtreme will help..




You mean like the Apple logo that's on the tablet in the article's picture?


What should I do with my iPhone with an Android sticker logo on it? Come on man... Jeez.


I'm pretty sure that even Apple isn't really concerned about a hand built, 5cm thick, Windows 7 running, rhinestone encrusted "tablet" being mistaken for an iPad.

So no.. that's not what I meant.




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