> just cloning the IPhone Because it's considerably harder to do than you're making it out to be. It's not just the iPhone hardware that makes it valuable to c

> just cloning the IPhone Because it's considerably harder to do than you're making it out to be. It's not just the iPhone hardware that makes it valuable to customers, it's the support infrastructure Apple has in place, the software they write for it, the ecosystem of other products, etc. And let's be honest here - companies basically are cloning the iPhone for all intents and purposes and Apple basically clones other companies' successful products as well. They sue the crap out of each other as a cost of doing business and a bunch of lawyers buy new BMWs and lake homes and we all pay a few bucks more for our electronics. It's absurd.