The tool they're using to deliver the punch sucks (software patents).
But I'm honestly baffled that HN doesn't emotionally understand Apple (maybe: Steve Jobs). Samsung has ripped off Apple wherever it could while being one of Apple's trusted suppliers, to the point where the SGS2 was considered THE iPhone contender. (Mostly anecdotal, though see [1].) Now Apple is throwing whatever they have at Samsung, this happens to include software patents.
There seems to be an odd mix of sentiment being expressed here in this discussion. On one hand some are suggesting that expecting ethics from a corporation is foolish, but on the other hand you are attributing their actions to an emotional response.
Surely if the AAPL corporation is capable of experiencing emotion, it is capable of acting in an ethical manner instead of just a profit-seeking manner.
> On one hand some are suggesting that expecting ethics from a corporation is foolish, but on the other hand you are attributing their actions to an emotional response.
Different people saying different things is not new :) But this wouldn't be a contradiction if we were the same person either. Someone without ethics can very well react emotionally. I'm only speculating about the emotions at play - which I think do exist - I have no interest in judging ethics this time.
But I'm honestly baffled that HN doesn't emotionally understand Apple (maybe: Steve Jobs). Samsung has ripped off Apple wherever it could while being one of Apple's trusted suppliers, to the point where the SGS2 was considered THE iPhone contender. (Mostly anecdotal, though see [1].) Now Apple is throwing whatever they have at Samsung, this happens to include software patents.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4VHzNEWIqA ...?