The War on Technology: Apple vs. Samsung

In a story of two technology giants fighting a war against each other, Apple and Samsung have gone through many court battles and there are still many more to come. Apple and Samsung can compare to two children fighting, after one says, “You took my idea,” the other replies with, “No, you took my idea.” And this endless cycle of bickering continues on and is forced to go to court where one of the companies takes a substantial amount from the other. Though both companies have their differences, they also have many things that are similar.

First of all, let’s focus on what products Apple manufactures and their features. Apple’s major products are the iPhone 5S, the iPad, many Mac laptops and computers, and also various iPods. The iPhone and the iPad run on a software called iOS 7 which was released on September 18, 2013. Some features of the iPhone and iPad are Siri, iTunes Radio, and Apple Maps. Siri is a built in program that allows users to interact with the phone by voice, and gives the user the ability to call people, set reminders, and search things on the web, with just their voice. iTunes Radio is an application that is very similar to Pandora, it allows the user to listen to their favorite music for free with some ads mixed in. Lastly, Apple Maps is basically what the name says, it is an app that allows you to find places and find directions to those places. All in all, Apple’s products are highly priced, but are high quality and continue to sell no matter how high the price.

Next, Samsung may produce many of the same products that Apple produces, but Samsung’s products are much different from Apple’s products. Samsung makes a wider range of products than Apple, but the focus will be on the products that Apple makes as we...

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To summarize, Apple and Samsung are two companies that work in completely different ways, but do have many similar products and business ideas. Reflecting earlier to the comparison of the two children arguing, in 2012 Apple sued Samsung for patent infringement. After Apple won the claim, Samsung created a humorous and false story that said they paid apple the one billion dollars in nickels. The story goes that thirty trucks full of nickels arrived to pay the amount won by Apple, but remember that the story was false (Elmer-DeWitt). Samsung challenged the decision of the court and the ongoing battle between the two technology giant roars on with no foreseeable end in sight.

Works Cited

Elmer-DeWitt, Philip. CNN Money. 6 September 2012. Web. 25 March 2014.

Kelly, Samantha Murphy. Mashable.com. 13 February 2014. Web. 25 March 2014.