> This used to be a good example of innovation that is hard to copy. Steve Jobs did say they "patented the hell out of [the iPhone]" and went about saber-rattl

> This used to be a good example of innovation that is hard to copy. Steve Jobs did say they "patented the hell out of [the iPhone]" and went about saber-rattling, then came the patent wars which proved that Apple also rely on innovation by others, and that patent workarounds would still result in competitive products, and things calmed down afterwards.