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Why would anyone care that someone else has purchased a cheap knock off of something he owned?

Unless, of course, the only reason to own it is status.

But I'd hesitate to equate a Samsung smart phone with a knock off Louis Vitton handbag, for example.

I don't really understand the undying adoration of Apple. The tech industry has always been a fast moving, ultra-competitive industry where blatant ripping off of features is expected. If my competitor has a new feature that people like, you can bet the farm that everyone else will implement that same thing and try to leap frog the others in the process.



"Why would anyone care that someone else has purchased a cheap knock off of something he owned?"

It could lead the manufacturer of the original product to end support for it, or to even go out of business.


That's a victory of the free market. Giving people what they want at a price they can afford, not overpriced luxury.




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