A lot had been discussed about the outcome of the Apple vs Samsung trial by news and gadget websites around the world. While I am personally shocked at the audacity with which the jury had overwhelmingly handed Apple Inc, the victory, without even properly understanding the jury instructions as this report claims it is not surprising, for what else to expect from a case where the judge seemed to love Apple, the defendant was a Korean company (Apple played this beautifully, by not bringing Google to court first!) with the trial held in the United States of America, where off late jobs (not Steve) from other countries contributing to their economy is considered suspicious and the jury was picked from a place where Steve Jobs is considered an Idol. Well can't blame the jury for anyone who comes into contact with an Apple device, invariably, falls into the 'Reality Distortion Field', which probably helped them answer 700 questions in 3 work days (21 hours) flat, albeit, with a lot of inconsistencies.
All I had for the jury when I heard the outcome was a little prayer.
It was the response of Apple to the Jury's verdict that upset me the most. It started off with thanking the jury for their time - which we see is not the case, they arrived at the verdict at lightning speed. It goes on to say that the fight was not about money but values. I doubt where the values went when Apple ripped technologies from other companies. They continue to state that they value innovation, this coming from a company which was releasing updates to counter jailbroken devices and curtailing innovation with a device someone owned. While Android, the OS Samsung used in the devices in question can be modified, used in other devices such as watches, computers, refrigerators, et cetera. Wonder who values Innovation here? It ends by applauding the court for sending a clear message that Stealing isn't right, while their own former boss, the man behind the ipod, ipad and iphone, Steve Jobs, had said that they have been shameless about stealing.
Author Mark Henderson was right when he said in The Geek Manifesto that Scientific controversies must not be settled through litigation. Well, maybe, Apple didn't do anything scientific off late.
