ibuksh: Precisely
if apple can prove that their code and methods of implementation has been copied then yeah totally go for an arm and a leg from samsung coz they stole your hard work but they didnt... instead they liked something and found out another way of doing it and did it their own way (and since Apple is so sour now about that - they probably did it better than Apple)..
So either suck it up that someone created a better product than yours or make something even better and beat them at it..
Samsung Galaxy S2 had the voice talk and voice commands way before Siri was released.. but samsung didnt start jumping up and down saying their idea was stolen.. they just accepted that a better voice assistant was created and they made it better in the S3 and with jelly bean "Google Now" even does better..
Apple being sour? Don't think so, although there is a bit of sourness on here due to Apple beating Samsung in a court case. And its subjective if you feel Samsungs implemenation is better. Thats the issue with these threads at time, we all like our fave device, but often it gets one sided. I use Apple, but I'm trying to sit neutral and discuss the rights and wrongs of patents, not get into a discussion biased by your chosen device, or how you or I may feel on the case outcome. In fact a patent thread has nothing to do with Apple or Samsung, there are many cases over the years on the same issues.