This is what bothers me as well. Its one thing to be some 'wanna be' player who is struggling for market share, its quite another to be the gorilla in the market and to pull stunts like this.
I suspect that they do it because they can do it, and frankly I hope the whole "design patents" issue goes the same way the "look and feel" lawsuits went in the 90's, which is to say "Its not exactly the same, deal with it."
I suspect that they do it because they can do it, and frankly I hope the whole "design patents" issue goes the same way the "look and feel" lawsuits went in the 90's, which is to say "Its not exactly the same, deal with it."