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I really think Apple needs to take a page from Google's book here and adopt the 'don't be evil' philosophy. This is very disappointing to me because I see Appl

I really think Apple needs to take a page from Google's book here and adopt the 'don't be evil' philosophy. This is very disappointing to me because I see Apple like a tennis player who can tell you where he is going to hit the ball, yet still beat you there every time. I think they should welcome the competition and view copycats with pride. You don't get it right all the time.

flocial 15y ago
Well I think they remember all too well what happened last time with PC wars. This time they're playing for keeps.
- Niten 15y ago
  That they tried to exert too much control over their platform and lost out to competitors who could offer more choice and better value? Yes the same thing has happened here, but the answer is not for Apple to abuse the legal system as a substitute for competing on the merits of their product.
  - mbreese 15y ago
    I'm pretty sure Apple learned a different lesson...
podperson 15y ago
I'm sure it was nice viewing Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 with pride. It was probably wonderful being proud of Bill Gates trademarking the term "PDA" after hearing John Sculley use it in a talk. It's probably pretty flattering to see Google switching from designing Android as a blackberry clone to designing it as an iPhone clone. To paraphrase a joke from the last depression: $5 and some pride gets you a nice cup of coffee at starbucks.
- georgemcbay 15y ago
  I'm sure it was nice viewing MacOS v1.0 with pride (if you worked at Xeroc PARC). It's kleptomaniac turtles all the way down!
  - podperson 15y ago
    Ah, this tired old chestnut. If you actually ever used a Xerox desktop of the era you'll see that Mac OS was markedly simpler to use than Xerox's UI, and had all kinds of improvements over it (overlapping windows, drag and drop, a menubar than benefited from Fitt's Law). Everyone steals ideas, but simply coping is pathetic.

flocial 15y ago

Well I think they remember all too well what happened last time with PC wars. This time they're playing for keeps.

Niten 15y ago
That they tried to exert too much control over their platform and lost out to competitors who could offer more choice and better value? Yes the same thing has happened here, but the answer is not for Apple to abuse the legal system as a substitute for competing on the merits of their product.
- mbreese 15y ago
  I'm pretty sure Apple learned a different lesson...

podperson 15y ago

I'm sure it was nice viewing Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 with pride. It was probably wonderful being proud of Bill Gates trademarking the term "PDA" after hearing John Sculley use it in a talk. It's probably pretty flattering to see Google switching from designing Android as a blackberry clone to designing it as an iPhone clone. To paraphrase a joke from the last depression: $5 and some pride gets you a nice cup of coffee at starbucks.

georgemcbay 15y ago
I'm sure it was nice viewing MacOS v1.0 with pride (if you worked at Xeroc PARC). It's kleptomaniac turtles all the way down!
- podperson 15y ago
  Ah, this tired old chestnut. If you actually ever used a Xerox desktop of the era you'll see that Mac OS was markedly simpler to use than Xerox's UI, and had all kinds of improvements over it (overlapping windows, drag and drop, a menubar than benefited from Fitt's Law). Everyone steals ideas, but simply coping is pathetic.