Apple is not a patent troll, but patent trolling is merely one facet of patent abuse. We need to focus on patent abuse, and Apple most certainly is abusing the

Apple is not a patent troll, but patent trolling is merely one facet of patent abuse. We need to focus on patent abuse, and Apple most certainly is abusing the recent flaws in the patent system, by patenting things which do not deserve patent protection (because patent protection for these things does not benefit society at large, discourages innovation, and is contra to the original intent of the patent system). The problem, fundamentally, is the system, not Apple, but because they are benefiting from its flaws, it's very likely they will defend them. Unfortunately this will be quite hard, because Apple (along with other abusers) is also extremely, extremely, rich, and the rich tend to get their way...