The US patent system is NOT innovation
It's first to file - and its up to those who want to defend it to defend it.
Apple simply filed first, and is claiming it as their invention - it is NOT an actual innovation though.
If you can't see that Apple is hurting technological innovation in this country, maybe you should look at how other countries are willing to throw out their claims because of how ridiculous they are
In good business practice, if you're the first to think of something- you should have first dibs naturally to patent it right? If you don't, you fucked up. No way around that.
The issue you have is with the US patent system, not Apple, who is just doing better business than the next guy.
The patents are BS, and this is only stifling innovation.
There is also no doubt that Apple has been attempting to stop innovation elsewhere in the market, grubbing its money-filled hands together and blinding the dated legal system. Yet, people still claim
android isn't competition despite having most of the market share and Apple desperately trying to stop Android products from hitting the market.
This patent BS (from everyone in the industry) needs to stop. It just hurts the end consumer.
Yeah, because other people are just sitting on their ass while Apple comes up with glorious inventions like searching.
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If they're allowed the patent for a broom, that's them playing the system. That's capitalism, it's not their fault. It's the environment. Apple is simply better at business. Criticizing them is the same as the people who talk about "greedy Jewish businessmen" (I'm Jewish BTW). If you are getting stomped out in the market, for "immoral" business, then you got OUTSMARTED. That's it, and nothing else.
File all complaints with the US government.
In the meantime, enjoy Apple getting richer and richer and eating your lunch. I have no sympathy for those who cannot survive in economic darwinism.
It is pretty amazing the delusions some labor under, isn't it? I guess whatever distorted reality it takes to make some people feel better about whatever they have.
The whole "you can't afford it" thing is such a silly delusion when it comes to phones.
The cheapest subsidized iPhone is $99 on Verizon. (Don't know about other plans, but it's probably similar). The 16GB 4S is only $199; $50 cheaper than the flagship SGS3, and right in line with most other decent smartphones.
The iPhone is so 'exclusive' that I see people's five year olds with them. Only in fantasy-land does that situation still qualify something as 'exclusive'.
Huh? I never insinuated that the iPhone was expensive.
On the contrary, it's the best VALUE on the market in my opinion!
I use Android, but if someone asks me "what smartphone do I buy?", I without hesitation say iPhone4 for $99 on Verizon. Best deal going, you CANNOT get a lemon like Android where you might get a stable, great phone on day 1.. or get one that wasn't stable for a year. It's tough to say what you're getting as the Android system is more interested in pushing phones, than the motivation Apple has- customer satisfaction & hooking you into iTunes content. This is slowly changing on the Android side with better update controls supposedly coming down the pipe and a bigger focus on content through Play.. but it'll never match what Apple has built.
I know I've angered some Android nerds here, but I speak the truth about the market conditions. Apple is flat out cleaning up all over, and honestly I commend them. They have INDEED innovated. To say otherwise is just stupid. Their build quality alone has blown the doors off of everyone else, and what is Intel doing? Instead of attacking the high end of the market, like making a laptop out of single piece of aluminum- they are still attacking the bottom of the market in quality. Say hello to the Dell, HP method of market penetration.
http://www.laptopexpert.co.uk/intels-secret-for-cheaper-ultrabooks-plastic-cases-liliputing/
The market was stale, boring and regurgitating ideas from the 1990's heyday of Wintel until Apple started pushing with OSX, iPhones, iPads, iTunes, iPods. I greatly respect Google's contributions as well, but Android really isn't the one on the top of their list.
The old days are over, and the market has embraced high quality products like Macbooks and Apple's mobile devices in mass quantities.
People got tired of HP/Dell/whoever's recycled garbage. Get over it.
