Mac was out before Windows and Unix... Just saying. That's not to say that they invented it"

you just contradicted yourself. point is they did not INVENT it. which what we talking about. I never said mac stole from windows or unix.

" It's undeniable that Smartphones are as popular as they are because of iPhone"

erm nope. smartphones were popular before the iPhone. Blackberries, Samsung, Moto, HTC, Nokias were all popular. They may not have had iOS but android was already in development so even if Apple werent there smartphones would still be popular.

Apple though does have one hell of a marketing team il give them that. they know how to rip off and advertise like its the next best thing to have.

Mac is an operating system, not hardware, yet you claimed it was not invented on the basis that PC is essentially the same. I was merely stating that that was incorrect, and never intended to claim they invented it.

Computers only became PCs with the release of Mac and Windows, and arguably MS DOS, for which apple also had an equivalent.

Smartphones were popular before the iPhone, but sales rose considerably when iPhone came out for all devices, including Symbian and Blackberry.

http://aaplinvestors.net/wp...

You can see in the chart that year-on-year sales were steady, until iPhone came out.

I have never heard Apple say 'WE INVENTED THE PHONE' OR 'WE INVENTED THE MUSIC PLAYER' OR WE INVENTED THE PERSONAL COMPUTER.

I don't have clue who cooked up this statement that Apple claim they invented tech stuff. Sounds to me like someone who can't differentiate between patents, technological inventions, industry standards, design patents and functionality design patents.

If you design/invent anything that you will be seeking to make money from it is advisable you patent. That can be slide to lock software functionality (not physical form, that's classed under physical design). Apple created a distinct user interface with many hours of research and design. They patented they UI to protect their R&D. Same way Apple patent their product design.

RULES OF PATENTS

Patent cant be passed if its collides with another patent.

Patents take 2 years to pass, require a lot of paper work and can be rejected at any stage.

If company like Apple pays for patent rights they can sue other folk who may use it without consent.

Bluetooth, wifi, LCD, sound, connections, circuit boards etc are industry standard patents they cannot be made private patents.

Apple are suing for design patent infringements (both physical and software) not hardware inventions.