Samsung/Apple aftermath - who benefits?

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kowenicki said:

Esmicksee said:
I don't think that this ruling will change too much at all.

Of course it will.

This is a big deal in terms of design.

Manufacturers will either have to change their designs (including soon to release iterations) or negotiate big license fees to Apple, Google gets out of it becasue it is the manufacturer and not Google that designes the UI and handset for Andorid handsets.  But Google could suffer if the manufacturers decide to play safe and switch to a UI that is decided by the software vendor i.e. Windows - removing patent infrigement risk, or rather placing back with the software vendor.

If everyone switched to the software vendor UI, that would be Android stock as seen on the Nexus line, which would be a win for Google and also a win for customers because all these custom Android skins suck.