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> Would Apple be so creative if they weren't so profitable? Isn't it their profitability which gives them the ability to spend time and money on R&D? If you tak
by irahul 15y ago
> Would Apple be so creative if they weren't so profitable? Isn't it their profitability which gives them the ability to spend time and money on R&D? If you take away the profit, don't you take away the opportunity to do R&D?
If Apple's profit equates to Android not doing what they are doing, Apple going bankrupt will be a fair trade in my book. If Apple comes up with something original, which Android re-implements, it doesn't owe Apple anything, even if it affects Apple's profits. Apple working on original things and being in business is good, but not so much that others' ability to re-implement things be taken away.
- DanielStraight 15y agoI see what you're saying. But Android doesn't copy Apple nearly as thoroughly as other examples of copying. Android has different hardware, a different OS, a different programming language for development, etc. At the most precise level, copying music creates and absolutely perfect copy. There is literally no difference between the original file and the new one. Would it be fair for someone to make an exact copy of an iPhone, running an exact copy of iOS and then distribute it? I think the precision of the copy has a great deal to do with whether it's OK or not, which I think is what Dustin was getting at when he said it's OK to steal his ideas but not his implementation. Maybe he doesn't get to draw the line wherever he likes, but it seems there ought to be a line somewhere.