Apple Inc (AAPL)

[acesteele]

"Suppose if instead of making the iPod, Apple just made a near-exact copy of the Creative Zen, and tried to flood the market with that? Not only would it not be expected to be good for Apple, it wouldn't be tolerated by the Creative people."

And that's exactly why Apple got sued by Creative, & Apple LOST.
They outright stole from Creative, who own & hold the "Zen Patent".

Creative won that lawsuit & it cost Apple 100 million dollars.
They should have been able to yank iPod off the market.