Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Dec 2010 21:57 UTC, submitted by poundsmack

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RE[6]: A defensive action by Apple
by Tony Swash on Fri 17th Dec 2010 21:15
in reply to "RE[5]: A defensive action by Apple"
There was nothing available in the market remotely like the iPhone before Apple created it. With that single phone launch Apple remade the phone industry and redefined what a phone could do. Every smart phone since has just been trying (and failing) to catch up. Mostly by copying iPhone.
RE[7]: A defensive action by Apple
by Thom_Holwerda on Sat 18th Dec 2010 08:45
in reply to "RE[6]: A defensive action by Apple"
RE[7]: A defensive action by Apple
by lemur2 on Sun 19th Dec 2010 11:08
in reply to "RE[6]: A defensive action by Apple"
There was nothing available in the market remotely like the iPhone before Apple created it. With that single phone launch Apple remade the phone industry and redefined what a phone could do. Every smart phone since has just been trying (and failing) to catch up. Mostly by copying iPhone.
One of the patents with which Nokia are suing Appple is a patent for the "swipe" gesture which is so much a part of the iOS user interface. Another one is the "app store".
http://politicallyillustrated.com/index.php?/lpnh/2057/
Nokia added more salt to Apple's wounds on Thursday by filing a suit in Europe alleging that the U.S. technology company violated 13 patents, including a basic touch-screen maneuver, without permission from Nokia.
βThe Nokia inventions protected by these patents include several which enable compelling user experiences,β Paul Melin, a Nokia vice president, told The New York Times. βFor example, using a swiping gesture on a touch screen to navigate content, or enabling access to constantly changing services with an on-device app store, both filed more than ten years before the launch of the iPhone.β
βThe Nokia inventions protected by these patents include several which enable compelling user experiences,β Paul Melin, a Nokia vice president, told The New York Times. βFor example, using a swiping gesture on a touch screen to navigate content, or enabling access to constantly changing services with an on-device app store, both filed more than ten years before the launch of the iPhone.β
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Yet.. in all those cases.. Apple copied someone else. The company is fantastic at designing products.
They are experts at looking at an existing market then delivering a refined product based on lessons from all the other existing products. Trying to cast them as the victim always copied from is a bit weak though.