Apple's anti competitive screw up of cell phone market

BBC:
A judge in California has blocked US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphones while the court decides on the firm's patent dispute with Apple.
US District Judge Lucy Koh said Apple "has shown a likelihood of establishing both infringement and validity".
Earlier this week, she barred sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the US until the case was resolved.
However, she said that Apple would have to post bonds of nearly $100m (£64m) to enforce the rare pre-trial injunctions.
The bonds serve to secure payment of damages sustained by Samsung should it win the cases.
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I am getting tired of Apples anti competitive  attacks as it tries to secure a monopoly for smart phones.  Neither the latest Apple phone or the Samsung Galaxy or all that great, but the Apple attempt to stifle competition also stifles innovation that could make these phones much better.

The main thing the Galaxy Nexus has going for it is that is is one of the few Android phones that has the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system which has just been surpassed by the Jelly Bean operating system on Google's new tablet offering.  I also am getting tired of Google's approach to operating system upgrades.  By restricting it to certain products it also constrains competition and innovation by hardware manufacturers.

The Galaxy Nexus does somethings better than the latest Apple phone, and the Apple does some things the Galaxy can't.  Apple should compete on the merits of their product and quit trying to stifle competition with a lawsuit strategy that is only enriching the lawyers, while consumers are denied products they want.  It is enough to make me not want their products.

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