In the fall of 2008, just a year after it released the iPhone, Apple became the most profitable phone maker in the world. The milestone wasn’t much remarked upon by the press. At the time, Apple was still selling only a tiny number of phones compared to its rivals, and it wasn’t clear that it could ever become a global juggernaut in the phone business.
This is an interesting article about the Apple/Samsung debacle by Farhad Manjoo (writing in the PandoDaily). Even more interesting if the strategy of copying the iPhone will, eventually, work in Samsung's favour. A recommended read.
