It's important to note that Google was not rebuking Samsung directly for "copying" its iPhone or iPad tablet. It instead relied on a patent infringement to seal the fate of Samsung and its Galaxy lineup. The judge found that Samsung infringed upon the "swipe" movements which you see people using to navigate on their iPhones and iPads. Whether or not Apple should have been granted a patent for these gesture movements is arguable in the first place. What isn't arguable is the likeness of the Samsung Galaxy Ace to the Apple iPhone:
If you didn't see the Samsung logo, you might have thought it was an iPhone. That's certainly good news for Apple that Samsung is having legal action taken against them, but it remains to be seen if the judge's ruling on its infringement of the photo scrolling patent will be too little to block shipments as Samsung is likely to appeal the decision.
