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When I am in Hong Kong or Beijing, people often accost me on street corners trying to sell me "copy watches" like fake Rolexes. In fact, one of the funniest encounters I have had was at the Great Wall of China, where a guy in a trench coat chased me down a street. When he opened up his coat, it was full of fake watches. (MORE: Verdict Reached in Epic Apple-vs.-Samsung Patent Case) I believe that Samsung "copied" Apple's products in a move of desperation. Although the company had been working on smart phones of its own, it was shocked to see the original iPhone and the impact it had on the overall smart-phone marketplace. So it rushed to market a competing product that borrowed a lot from Apple in order to not lose ground in the market it had intended to lead. Or in essence, Samsung wanted to ride Apple's coattails and momentum in order to get some of the smart-phone action for itself as a fast follower. The end result of this suit should be that Samsung and any others wanting to play in the smart-phone market will innovate instead of copy, which would mean that consumers could expect more creative devices in the future. Samsung's claim that its loss in the suit will only stifle competition is incorrect. In the world of technology, the opportunity to invent, innovate and create new hardware and software from scratch is more than viable. And should companies bump up against patents when creating new devices, they have the option to license those patents when possible. But <b>...</b> |
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