So, This Is A Good Point

Reading much on the Apple vs Samsung legal battle and the issue of patents, I've come to realise that the patent system, generally, is viewed as broken only in software circles - every other industry appears happy with it, whether they think there's improvements to be made in the details, or not.

Here's a couple of articles I think are worth reading:

• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/24/apple_patent_victory/
• http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2012/08/26/devils-advocates-play-up-sympathy-for-samsung-after-apple-trial/

However, here's an article which lays out what I was trying to put into words myself:

• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/03/opinions4u_patents_are_broken_mailbag/

Specifically:

the iPhone and iPad iOS user interface no longer looks nor feels particularly modern despite all the cash Apple has spent defending it. But Apple's defence of its operating system in the courts has forced other people to innovate. This is a cause for celebration.