Apple Doesn't Need the Patent Court to Stay On Top - It Can Out Innovate Them All

Do you recall when Steve Jobs said to the competitors; "we welcome the competition, but don't compete with us using our technology, develop your own," or at least it was something to that effect and it appeared in the Wall Street Journal, after Maria Barteromo on CNBC had interviewed him. Steve Jobs was defending a patent lawsuit that he filed against a competitor that was using a touch screen technology, and making a knockoff product to compete with their latest personal tech device.

Okay so, let's fast-forward to today and see where we are at now. In the Wall Street Journal there was an interesting article on March 7, 2012 by Ian Sherr entitled; "Apple Weighs Settling Patent Cases" stating; "In exchange for ending litigation, Apple has offered licensing deals to mobile competitors." This might be extremely good for Apple in the end as it then works on making the next evolution of its products.

Recently, also there was a rather interesting issue where Apple didn't have the trademark for iPad in China, and a Chinese knock-off was using it, 10s of thousands of iPads were confiscated, but Apple can out innovate everyone so, it doesn't need to put out an iPad III as it can merely call it something else such an:

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The reality is it doesn't matter what Apple calls it, it's still an Apple product, and they have brand loyalty near and far. Whatever they produce at that $499 price point that they are talking about, people will buy, and they were probably by millions of them. In fact one analyst recently stated that he believed that Apple would sell for 3 million iPad IIIs (or whatever they call them), and still sell 25 million iPad IIs in 2012.

Yes, those estimates seem legitimate to me based on previous sales, and the acceleration of iPads sales right now. Still, the reality is Apple doesn't need to worry about people copying its old stuff, all it has to do is slow them down long enough to get a return on investment, and keep coming out with new products that people will love, something they are very good at. And we all know whatever products they do come out with, people will stand in line the night before waiting to get one and then the hordes of others will follow.

Apple doesn't need the patent court to stay on top. It only needs a little breathing room, and that's something that we as Americans should make sure they get because it means continued investment in innovation and technology in this great country of ours. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.

UPDATE: As of March 8, 2012 - Apple launched its third version of the iPad and has called it "The New iPad" which is fairly smart considering that that's what everyone else has been calling it all along in the media and personal tech blogs.

Recommended reading:

1. WSJ article; "Apple Tries to Keep Edge" by Jessica E. Vascellaro, March 8, 2012.
2. WSJ article; "Apple iPads Its Product Portfolio" by Rolfe Winkler, 3-8-2012.

Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Innovation in America. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net/

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Picking A New Phone Company Doesn't Have To Be Tough

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As humans, we all have to communicate with each other. Using a phone is viewed as one of the most effective ways to do this. Since phones are such a hot item these days, there are lots of phone companies to use. There are numerous ways to select the phone and the service that best fit your specific needs. Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of a service makes it easy to decide what you will be most satisfied with.

Everyone wants to get the best deal, but it is also important to get service that will satisfy. There are different charges to compare when looking at different types of phones. Checking out all of these possible charges will give you the best idea of what your regular monthly bill will be. Of course the choice of phone will make a big difference on charges that are possible. A terrestrial or home phone will be completely different from both a satellite and cellular phone.

Every location can vary when it comes to phone service availability. Some customers will want a home phone. Many cable and Internet service providers will package phone services with their TV and Internet plans. You can usually save some money by getting one of these plans. But there are lots of newer home phone companies and other neat devices that can save you lots of money. However, these days, many people are ditching their old home phone lines and are only using portable phones.

A satellite or cellular phone is the first choice for many because of the incredible convenience. It is also a choice for those people that can't actually get a home phone or terrestrial line. There are tons of companies that provide service for either of these, depending on where you live. There are also a lot of options also. For example a sat phone and satellite internet can be set up at a home. There are also mobile sat phones that allow the user to surf the web as well as make calls.

A contract always comes into play with both sat-phones and cell phone. They both have different packages that will either include or charge extra for the amount of data that you want to download while surfing the net as well as the amount of time used for talking. The contract is something that will needed to be looked at carefully to be sure that you get the plan that will work with what you need. There is nothing worse than estimating too little and then having to pay extra charges that add up quickly.

Whether you are searching for reliable Sat phones or just need a basic Home phone for the family, the net will give you tons of info.

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