Why is Apple Scared of Samsung?
According to Pamela Jones of Groklaw, who has looked at Apple's legal claims, Apple wants nothing less than “all of Samsung's profits from any product found to look too much like Apple's. 100%, without even subtracting for all the other features and technology that Samsung worked hard to invent, and paid R & D to think up, and put together. On top of that, Apple goes on to say, it wants damages for lost profits, in this case $500 million just for that, with interest and costs. And then it wants 'similar remedies’ for trade dress infringement and dilution as for patent infringement.”
It is crystal clear that Apple actually wants to ban all sales of Samsung, and other Android smartphones and tablets from the market. The reason being Apple has gotten frightened of competition. Android tablets are starting to give Apple real competition. In phones too, Android has 68% of the smartphone market, while Apple are a distant second with a mere 16% of the market. UK writer Ben Woods has even said, “Apple is in danger of becoming boring.”
