[buro9]

I'm absolutely baffled by the emotional reaction of anger over this.

Is this really something to be angry about?

I mean, I feel anger at times. Anger at libraries being shut, poverty in the local estates, jobs being cut, growing up without a father present, that we go to war, that cycling in London is more dangerous than it need be.

But I don't get angry when <company A> does anything to <company B> for any values of A and B.

[oemera]

I didn't get angry because someone copied Apple but that someone would say that old people like my would need new glasses if they couldn't differentiate both machines. This arrogant and offensive at the same time. What makes you say something like that? Not everyone knows everything about technology. My Dad is 67 and I know he couldn't distinguish those machines but that is ok. He doesn't need to.

HN is not Digg or Youtube comments.

[esolyt]

"I hate to say this but at the moment the whole PC / Tablet industry is copying Apple. And this nothing good at all. Not for Apple and not for everyone else!"

I understand you took it as an insult to your dad. But from your comment, it seems you are also angry because someone copied Apple. I really don't understand that part. I also don't understand why this is bad for anyone other than Apple.

[oemera]

It's not that bad for Apple cause if you copy Apple you will never be better than Apple itself. Think about it. You can't win Apples own game. You could win if you would come up with something better BUT if everybody is busy copying who will do exactly that? Don't get me wrong I'm not talking about hardware specs.

It is bad for everybody because a) if this trend goes on there will be no "different" products anymore and everything will at some point look like it comes from Apple and b) there will be no competition at all. Competition is good for a industry. Even Apple needs some competition to get better and better.

[esolyt]

HP sells better hardware for less price than Apple. Their only problem was design and now they have solved it by copying Apple. I was looking for an all-in-one computer to buy and now that HP computers have both great design and great specs, I will probably buy them. I am no longer in a trade-off between ugly design and worse specs for my money.

[Tichy]

It's ok if your dad can't distinguish such things - but maybe you shouldn't quote him as authority for "x copied y" then.