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Originally Posted by fleury
I don't think so at all. It's just their way of backing off competition from doing blatent ripoffs of future products should they win these lawsuits. Mind you some of these patent suits are ridiculous, but some of Samsung's blatent copying of the iPhone deserves a lawsuit. IMO, this is Apple's way of not only deterring copycats, but also representing the shareholders interests.
As for innovation, I honestly think Apple is safe for the next 5 years as an innovative company. They made enough of a culture over there to change, and that should continue to be the case. Where I'd be a little concerned was if Tim Cook isn't a hardass as much as Jobs, the culture will slowly ease into more laisse-faire when it comes to having a well refined product, or leaks. That to be as much as a concern as anything, but there'll be indications of that as time passes.
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the "copying Apple" argument is pretty much bull####. the original iPhone wasn't the first smartphone, touchscreen phone, or the first device with apps. all Apple did was take existing technology and polish it to a point where it far outclassed everything else on the market at that time. and Apple wasn't worried about litigation when they were on top, they didn't seem to care about the original Samsung Galaxy S when it came out, even though it's the device that most resembled an iPhone. only when Android started to catch up and eventually overtake iOS as the dominant mobile environment did they start throwing out lawsuits left and right. and now they're the ones "borrowing" new features from Android, like voice commands and a notification bar
now Google and partners like Samsung and HTC are the ones pushing the innovation. every new version of Android is getting faster and slicker and it's really leaving iOS in the dust, and the hardware has far eclipsed what Apple has right now. now they're the ones playing catchup, but they would be better served to remember what made them #1 in the first place instead of trying to drag everyone else down