I have criticized the argument that "Apple made a lot of money, so they must have been innovative." Just as wrong is the argument that "Apple has made a lot of

I have criticized the argument that "Apple made a lot of money, so they must have been innovative." Just as wrong is the argument that "Apple has made a lot of money, so they don't need IP protection." The alternate universe where Apple has no patent protection on its designs is a very different one from this one, and one in which competitors would have been outright duplicating a whole lot more.