If any of you guys are really paying attention, Apple probably has more lawsuits against them then any of the mobile companies. I don't agree with all this patent war stuff, but if they can be sued by everyone, why can they not sue? They had issues with their iPad and iPhone sales in other countries due to Samsung's lawsuit against them. So it's not like Apple is the only company doing it. They are all doing. I don't agree, but I cannot look at Apple as the villan just because it's a phone we want. They are doing the exact thing that others are doing. But each company has the right to protect what they believe is their intellectual property. Now whether it's actually theirs or not is a different story but obviously if a ruling is in favor of someone, then they could be right. I'm all for continued innovation, but when is it no longer innovation and just stealing? Like someone mentioned, Apple devices having the drop down notification is an example. If Apple was sued for this (if it actually was patented by someone), thats not hindering innovation, that's protecting what you one. These companies are in it to make money. If you owned a business and your competitors used your idea or something you create in the same capacity that you do, you'd be upset to. But because we're consumers here, we act as if the businesses should ignore it.
I wonder how much of the criticism has to do with us liking Android. For instance, if iPhone shipments were stopped because of a Samsung judgement, most people in here would applaud the courts and call Apple thieves and so forth. But because it's happening to an Android OEM, it's a point of criticism. Hmmmmmmmm.
Maybe the patent laws need to change. But that's a different conversation. Again, not that I agree with it, but I do understand.
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