I think the tech attorneys use a dartboard to decide those things. My favorite was the one in 2009 where A+B were suing C while B+C were suing A while A+C were suing B. (over display technology claims, all applying to the new crop of products) I am not making that up. I think they get money from time to time (dunno), but if anything, it gives them bargaining leverage (they all cross-contract with each other) and it certainly gives them something to publicize.
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OK - 3dEvo vs. Samsung? HTC.
I own Sammy TVs and some of their other stuff (way big fan of that stuff), but after my Moment experiences, I'm too gunshy to be trapped by a Sammy phone again. Maybe not entirely reasonable, but after seeing people wait for Froyo with their Epics on Sprint, Samsung is going to have to better this time to convince me to even look at them next time.
I foresee another round of US variants on the SGS2 with a repeat of last year's debacles while the rest of world just gets to be happy with updates and benefits from SGS2 standardization.
Seems the 3dEvo's first target was Sprint/CDMA - good enough for me, and it'll be a big step up from my Evo.
In fact, for the reasons stated, if there were no 3dEvo and I could only choose the Sammy, I'd stick with my Evo until I saw my concerns addressed this go round before I'd seriously look at them.
I really want dual-core and nifty new features, but I don't absolutely need dual-core and nifty new features.
Number One thing impressing me on the SGS2 is its blogged battery life - that's what I'd expect of a good 2-core.