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Why people don't like the fact that Apple is using Android features in iOS 7
Here's my opinion on what all the controversy is for.
There are various arguments on how many features Apple borrowed from competitors and which competitors it borrowed them from (Android, WebOS, etc). But one thing must be agreed on: Apple used some amount of features that originated in Android.
Now, while the fact that Apple borrowed features from Android on its own is not a problem, the real issue lies within the bigger picture.
I'm sure we all remember Apple's famous lawsuit spree against various manufacturers, primarily Samsung, that began last year and is still going on. Again, there may be various opinions on the validity of these lawsuits, but one thing is sure: Apple's problem was that, according to them, Samsung was copying their patented features and thus infringing on their patents.
So, while Apple may not be stealing features or infringing on patents with iOS 7, it is still sure, as mentioned earlier in this post, that they borrowed features from Android. So the main controversy concerns the fact that:
-Apple sued companies for using their features.
-Apple is now using the features of said companies.
This behavior can be rightly viewed as hypocritical, and the importance of this hypocrisy is amplified by the fact that Apple has issued lawsuits against other companies in the process of said hypocrisy and that said lawsuits cost said companies upwards of a billion dollars total.
The bottom line:
Apple is not doing anything illegal or patent-infringing with iOS 7, but they are acting hypocritically with what they are doing with the new OS, and that is what is making many people so upset.
Why people don't like the fact that Apple is using Android features in iOS 7
Here's my opinion on what all the controversy is for.
There are various arguments on how many features Apple borrowed from competitors and which competitors it borrowed them from (Android, WebOS, etc). But one thing must be agreed on: Apple used some amount of features that originated in Android.
Now, while the fact that Apple borrowed features from Android on its own is not a problem, the real issue lies within the bigger picture.
I'm sure we all remember Apple's famous lawsuit spree against various manufacturers, primarily Samsung, that began last year and is still going on. Again, there may be various opinions on the validity of these lawsuits, but one thing is sure: Apple's problem was that, according to them, Samsung was copying their patented features and thus infringing on their patents.
So, while Apple may not be stealing features or infringing on patents with iOS 7, it is still sure, as mentioned earlier in this post, that they borrowed features from Android. So the main controversy concerns the fact that:
-Apple sued companies for using their features.
-Apple is now using the features of said companies.
This behavior can be rightly viewed as hypocritical, and the importance of this hypocrisy is amplified by the fact that Apple has issued lawsuits against other companies in the process of said hypocrisy and that said lawsuits cost said companies upwards of a billion dollars total.
The bottom line:
Apple is not doing anything illegal or patent-infringing with iOS 7, but they are acting hypocritically with what they are doing with the new OS, and that is what is making many people so upset.
This has potential to be either a popcorn thread or a highly educational one or both!
Hawks gave that one away.. Well onward to Boston
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Give me your opinion without spoiling the movie.
Looking forward to it
2nd that.
Give me your opinion without spoiling the movie.
Looking forward to it
It was really good. The special effects were AMAZING, and there was some humor mixed into it.
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