The Real Winners

By Chuck Hajdu

I've been thinking about the verdict in last weeks trial where the jury awarded the iFruit company over $1 billion from Samsung. On the surface it would appear that Apple is the big winner and everyone else loses. Not just Samsung but everyone because it will stifle competition. But business, like everything in nature, abhors a vacuum and something will fill it.

This could be the big chance for two other formerly big players to get back in the game in a major way. With Win8 about to debut MSFT may well have the chance it was looking for to be a real player. And what about RIM? If they can get their act together they may be able to  succeed also.

It's too early to predict what will happen. Heck, Samsung might win an appeal and we're back to square one. It's going to be an interesting battle and we're looking forward to covering it.