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> for every $ that Apple steals in patent BS

A billion for aping Apple's design IP doesn't sound like much when Apple has to pay $370M over the claim that Facetime violates the use of a domain-name service to set up virtual private networks.

http://www.apple.com/uk/legal-judgement/

It's better than passing along the costs to consumers of Samsung products.

Do you believe Samsung has benefited from Apple's R&D?

A better question might be to flip that around, has Apple benefited from Samsung's R&D?

Supposing the answer is yes (and I'm sure it is), Apple is paying Samsung for their R&D advances by buying Samsung's chips, LCD panels, etc. Does Samsung pay any royalties to Apple for copying elements of the iPhone's design?

The question is whether or not you should have to pay another company for using design elements that are similar when there's no brand confusion on the part of consumers.

This game is boring and pointless. Does Apple pay for the elements of iOS they copied from Samsung/Motorola or Google?

I know they do pay Xerox a ton for Icons. The scrollbar settlement was huge as well.

Did Samsung buy Xerox???

(I'm kidding :])

Yes. The difference is that Apple is paying Samsung for that benefit.