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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Hating on Apple because of the fanboys however has nothing to do with recognizing this lawsuit is dumb and extremely short sighted. Sure they've won (though I expect from what we've heard from the ######s of the jury that this will be overturned and we'll get a new trial), but what did it gain them? Galaxy S3 sales have spiked since the lawsuit. Its like they gave the competition more sales, while hurting their rep, while also pissing off another major company. And for what? I don't see the net gain anywhere in this suit, especially now that they will be sued every chance the competition gets. The only advantage for them is they're richer and can go on the lititgation train for longer than their competitors. But if in the process the alienate a substantial portion of the public, then is it really worth it?
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I'll address these one by one.
More Samsung sales: I don't think Apple particularly cares. So long as people aren't choosing Samsung over Apple who's in second really means nothing. I can't imagine that the number of people swayed to Samsung over this lawsuit is anything but negligible.
Hurting their rep: I know all 5 people in this thread care, but the vast majority of the world doesn't even know this case happened nor do they give a damn about the result.
Pissing off another company: Who cares? It's not like they were dating, this is a business issue. Apple already had the target on their back at other companies for a variety of reasons, do you really think this lawsuit is going to provide that motivational spark that shifts the market?
They'll be sued: This is the point that doesn't seem to be sticking, this lawsuit, and others like it, are not unique occurrences. Samsung has sued Apple before, Apple has sued Samsung before. It will happen again, it would have happened regardless of whether or not Apple sued this time.
And the alienating a substantial portion of the public argument is extremely over the top. Like I said, most people do not know about this suit nor do they care about it.