And when companies are not blatantly copying Apple it's easy for customers to find the non Apple products in a store from a distance.

Samsung is getting really good at copying Apple... in all things... except price.

They copied and extended Apple for Windows 7 and hit big sales.

Whether Samsung is copying Apple, or whether the whole industry was headed this way anyway, is a moot point.

MS created an original interface while Google and Nokia copied Apple.

Like it or not, Samsung is blatantly copying Apple.

Other devices are obviously just copying Apple and for the good of the consumer will be banned via injunction soon.

I don't care if Samsung copied Apple.

Makes it easier for Google and it's partners to copy Apple if their using the same CPU.

If you are going to copy Apple, just do it and stop with the half-measures!