Keep in mind, however, that Apple is not suing everyone else.
No, they're only suing their only serious competitor, which should tell you all you need to know about how much this is about protecting innovation vs locking out a legitimate alternative and reducing consumer choice.
I'm sure they could find plenty of bogus patents to use against MS and WebOS if they felt threatened by them at all.
They are suing their biggest competitor, yes, but I'm not the only one who thinks Samsung made a few models with a UI that looks like they knocked off iOS.
WP and WebOS might be bit players, but they have novel UIs that are actually good and arguably better than iOS. In particular, WebOS had the best notifications.
WP and WebOS prove Apple's notion that it is possible to compete without an 'iPhone Skin'.
No, they're only suing their only serious competitor, which should tell you all you need to know about how much this is about protecting innovation vs locking out a legitimate alternative and reducing consumer choice.
I'm sure they could find plenty of bogus patents to use against MS and WebOS if they felt threatened by them at all.