I'm not trying to debate the relative merits of the iPhone and Android, which is silly anyway. I'm just saying that I think Apple believes in their products and

I'm not trying to debate the relative merits of the iPhone and Android, which is silly anyway. I'm just saying that I think Apple believes in their products and is not engaged in a cynical ploy to bring down their competitors via litigation. Apple has filed suits, but I think they did that because they genuinely feel that they have been wronged. Steve Jobs seems quite indignant about the way Samsung's products rip off Apple's so shamelessly. Also, as you point out, Android products can be made by many different manufacturers. So even if Apple sued HTC, Samsung, and Moto out of business overnight, other mfgs would take their place and make Android devices. So, this doesn't really make sense as a ploy to litigate Android out of existence. By the way, I'm only trying to suss out why Apple is doing what they're doing. I don't agree with the content of their suits, and furthermore I think Apple's products are strong enough to compete on merits, so the suits seem pointless. One last thing that's been bothering me: Can we, collectively, decide on what the situation between iOS and Android is please? One month Apple is doomed and Android is marketshare king, the next month Apple are big bad monopolists dead set on snuffing out the little guy.