With the weekend came the news that Apple had won its case against Samsung. An American jury found that the South Korean company had violated several of its patents. As a Samsung Galaxy user, I find that ruling extremely distasteful.
Only a fool would mistake the Samsung Galaxy for an iPhone. While there are some similarities, I would say that some of Apple's arguments are pretty dumb. I mean, suing over the shape of the phone is really pushing the envelope here.
This ruling limits consumer choices. Although it really doesn't affect what's happening here in Asia, it may in the future, seeing how some courts copy rulings in the United States. Apple is dictatorial in the sense that it is trying to ram their iPhone down our collective throat. If they wanted to sell more of their products, they ought to do it by lowering their prices, NOT by limiting consumers.
The real loser here is the consumer, the person who wants a smartphone but cannot pay the PhP 38,000 a new iPhone costs. The real loser is the person who simply does not want to idolize Apple products, but doesn't want Windows Phones or Blackberry handsets either.
I will never purchase an Apple product, even if I end up having enough money to do so.
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