MY initial reaction is that Apple is making a mistake by filing lawsuits here. So far their competitors have been Bill Gatesing the iPhone, which only promotes stagnation among Apple's competitors. This isn't the same world it was when Microsoft nearly destroyed Macintosh by emulating their products.
What I would expect to come from this is the following:
1, a lot of press for Apple (which I suspect is their real goal) as well as HTC and Google.
2, following the old saying that necessity is the mother of invention, Apple's competitors, no longer willing and or able to openly copy Apple, will come up with better ways of doing things.
3, Apple will then be forced to work harder to compete, and so on.
4, flying cars.
So, I say we cheer Apple on. This will probably end up benefiting end users before too long.
Matt
|