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You are missing the point. The point is that innovation drives advancements technology, and litigation stifles innovation. Money that companies spend litigati
by shawnee_ 14y ago
You are missing the point. The point is that innovation drives advancements technology, and litigation stifles innovation. Money that companies spend litigating products which will likely be outdated / deprecated in a couple years is not money well spent.
So what if Samsung and Apple both make use of a light-weight rectangular touchscreen? Consumers benefit more when there are competing interests than when there is a monopoly. Consumers benefit when there are two separate branches iterating outward and improving something very basic.
- briandear 14y agoWhy doesn't Samsung "innovate" and build a better touchscreen instead of copying someone else. Innovation != copying someone's work and making marginal improvement. Apple didn't copy the Palm Treo or the Blackberry when they built the iPhone. They saw what those products could and couldn't do, so they made something better. THAT'S innovation. Samsung's copying Apple isn't innovation, it's lazy. Consumers don't benefit from "me too" products, unless we treat all technology as a commodity.