rocketpig said:
The video makes a few good points but going by their standards for "invention", almost no companies "invent" anything. If some guy built it in his garage and the device was seen by anyone, even if it was a spectacular failure, you can't "invent" a consumer version of that product. Going by their standards, Nintendo probably hasn't "invented" anything in their entire corporate history (or at least the past 30 years). It's one way of looking at the situation but it's certainly not the only way of looking at it and it heavily downplays innovation and consumer packaging, which is where Apple excels. They were the first company to market with a legitimate PDA and digital camera. Were they the "first" to ever build such devices? No, but they were the first to make something usable and consumer-focused. They weren't the first to market with a smartphone or tablet but they were the first to market with a smartphone and tablet that Joe Consumer wanted to use. While that's not technically "invention", it's still a significant step forward. |
The bold sums it up. Honestly I (and probably nearly everyone else out there) don't care about that. Every company pretty much does that. The problem is with Apple fans and Apple themselves thinking Apple actually invented everything and deserve exclusive rights to everything. Look at all of these ridiculous lawsuits by Apple. And look at the people defending them without wasting a single breath. Check this forum out: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=146839&page=1.
