Comment Comment by zdw They also copied the look of Braun's classic calculator and tape deck designs for their calculator and podcasts apps.Is this particular instance copying? Yes.Will it affect the popularity of said designs in a positive manner? Probably.Will they sell more of their $400 clock (see: http://www.momastore.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDi...) as a result? I'd guess at yes.So, in any case, they sell more clocks, or if they litigate and win, they get a license fee out of Apple. So getting copied by Apple has a downside where? parent zdw 14 years ago
Is this particular instance copying? Yes.
Will it affect the popularity of said designs in a positive manner? Probably.
Will they sell more of their $400 clock (see: http://www.momastore.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDi...) as a result? I'd guess at yes.
So, in any case, they sell more clocks, or if they litigate and win, they get a license fee out of Apple. So getting copied by Apple has a downside where?