Whether or not you subscribe to the school of thought suggesting
Samsung’s (
005930) meteoric rise has been fueled in large part by unabashed copying of
Apple (
AAPL) products,
there is certainly evidence to support the idea that Apple’s iPhone and iPad have inspired Samsung’s most popular devices. Count
TheStreet’s Ernie Varitimos among those who believe
Samsung’s success is due in large part to mobile devices that are “direct knock-offs” of Apple products, but he thinks Apple is now getting ready to make a move that Samsung will find impossible to copy.
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