Companies like Samsung and various Chinese manufacturers that blatantly copy from US and European companies are partially responsible for moving a large number of tech jobs to Asia.

So as an IT person, if you root for Samsung you are essentially saying: well you can have my job, but please continue to sell me a cheap smartphone.

I don't like the patents that were used by apple in this case, but they used the existing patent system (*) and a win for Apple sends the right message: don't copy, do your own stuff. Apple is at least doing most of the design in the U.S and manufactures chips in Texas.

(*) and yes the patent system should be somewhat reformed but as a realist I don't see that happening any time sone.

Ahhh..... a real computer is defined by being able to tinker with it.

And silly me thought a computer is a tool to get work done.