Well, that depends on what twist the mainstream press will give to these
chicaneries. Here in Europe there are already several articles in mainstream
newspapers which decry the abuse of the patent system by companies like Apple.
Another factor in bringing down Apple's image will be the final outcome of the
court case in the UK, where they have been ordered to publicly state that
Samsung did in fact not copy their precious. While this in itself might
not leave that big a mark, it will pull the general public's attention towards
these issues for a few moments.
The public is fickle, especially the
fashion-conscious public which has been instrumental in giving Apple its
meteoric rise to fame. If and when this public decides that it is no longer cool
or 'normal' to associate with a brand, that brand will notice. Combine this with
the more and more dated look and feel of iOS compared with both Android - which
has no problems shedding its skin - and Windows Phone - which, whether you like
it or not, *does* look 'different' - and suddenly those iThings don't look that
appealing anymore. Mom and dad's phone. Boring.
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