"Plagiarism" is a good thing.

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There is nothing wrong about so-called "plagiarism".

 

In the early 2010s, Apple sued Samsung and wanted to get Samsung barred from selling in the USA. Samsung was accused of having plagiarized Apple back in 2010 and 2011.

 

So what? Even though Samsung might have plagiarized Apple, Samsung created a superior product in the end. 

 

Samsung's smartphone had a MicroSD card slot, replaceable battery, more customizable operating system that allows third-party installations ("sideloading") and third-party file managers, no fragile glass back, and navigation keys instead of unused bezel space at the bottom. The iPhone had none of these things. Apple dictates everything the user is allowed to install.  

 

As the end user, why would you care who copied whom? Samsung copied Apple in 2010? So be it. What matters in the end is who makes the better product.

 

Taking someone else's idea and improving upon it is a normal part of human progress since stone age. It is the root of all innovation. Yet greedy Apple opposed it.

 

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