They can not win this war, probably not even delay the outcome by a measurable margin.
Meanwhile Android begins to leapfrog them not only on hardware (which has been the case for a while, short of tablets) but also on software and the holy grail of user-experience.
They still have quite an edge on the UX-front but that is destined to fade if they don't come to their senses really soon now.
The way I understand it, they're not doing it for profit. They're doing it to scare the hell out of Google, Samsung and HTC not to copy the design of Apple's products. They're just making an example of Samsung to show that they're ready to whatever necessary to protect their IP, even at the cost of tarnishing their own brand.
They can not win this war, probably not even delay the outcome by a measurable margin.
Meanwhile Android begins to leapfrog them not only on hardware (which has been the case for a while, short of tablets) but also on software and the holy grail of user-experience.
They still have quite an edge on the UX-front but that is destined to fade if they don't come to their senses really soon now.