![]() 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. 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. 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. I believe that Samsung “copied” Apple’s products in a move of desperation. ( MORE: Verdict Reached in Epic Apple-vs.-Samsung Patent Case) And the San Jose jury’s finding that Samsung did indeed violate Apple’s patents as well as copy some of Apple’s software reinforces this issue of companies innovating instead of copying in order to create competitive products. Much of the reason Apple filed the lawsuit against Samsung lies in the idea that Samsung copied the iPhone and its software, instead of innovating on its own and creating new products that could fairly compete in the marketplace. This blatant copying of products, also known as counterfeiting, is bad news for the product makers, and in the end hurts consumers, since they get inferior products that are a waste of their money. The last time I was in Beijing, someone even tried to sell me a knockoff iPhone. New Yorkers are familiar with this scene, as fake bags show up on street corners there too. ![]() ![]() ![]() On just about every street corner in Hong Kong there are carts full of fake Gucci, YSL, and Burberry bags being peddled to anyone who is willing buy them. When he opened up his coat, it was full of fake watches. 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. Follow I am in Hong Kong or Beijing, people often accost me on street corners trying to sell me “copy watches” like fake Rolexes. ![]()
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