Apple targets Galaxy S II, other Samsung phones in new German suit

You do realize that tech companies have products planned for at LEAST the next 3 years, right? So Apple has a 3 year cushion. Not only that, but they still have Johnny Ive. If Johnny Ive left, then I could understand your concern. If anything, the products that we are going to see will be better than before because while Steve Jobs did have plenty of successes he also had plenty of failures. He may have been the final decision maker-along with Johnny Ive- who made sure a product was good to go, but he was not the sole reason for Apple's ingenuity. If you have read his Biography, Steve Jobs was never very tech savvy as far as how it should be made, ect. He was just a perfectionist. To say that you can not see any more innovation is a very poor way to view Apple because since Steve did in fact help plan for the next 3 years of Products, you are saying that the products you are currently seeing do not have innovation which would then discredit the way you viewed Steve Jobs. As for the suing, can you really blame them? Apple is currently one of the most recognized brands in the WORLD. Their products have always been set apart by not just capabilities, but by form factor and general aesthetics. Let's say that another company (Samsung for instance) starts making products that look JUST like yours. Considering that probably 90% of the public views your product to be very attractive and is some motivation for buying your products, that's a very big deal. It makes the competition harder because then you just have to beat them out by specs. How much of the public is TRULY aware of what a processor is and how it works, and how it and RAM and 8megapixel cameras are? Not that much. So when the public is not very aware of the difference of what's under the hood, and your product is designed to be attractive; it's rightful to sue, especially when you have patents on your design.