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"What's wrong with taking a successful product, and making a similar product to compete with it?" Zero. I'm very thankful that Android exists and webOS and WP
by Steko 15y ago
"What's wrong with taking a successful product, and making a similar product to compete with it?"
Zero. I'm very thankful that Android exists and webOS and WP7, competition is good.
"But in this case, it just amounts to an attempt at stifling competition."
I think it's a bit myopic to look at only this. You have to ask yourself the very important question of whether the iphone would even exist to be copied if there were no protections to keep people from copying too closely. If not, then there's a good argument that we'd all be much worse off.
- aboodman 15y agoWe don't have to ask ourselves. Apple products are cloned everyday, particularly in Asia. Yet Apple is still killing it, even in China. How can this be!? It turns out it is hard to successfully clone Apple products. And even with a perfect clone, you still have to compete with their incredible brand and consumer loyalty. Apple does not need our protection. Small businesses do. Unfortunately they are the real victim of the patent system.