1. Negotiate a license with Apple to use patented gestures.
=> Reduces profit margins on Samsung phones. Bad news.
2. Invent/use other gestures.
=> Forces users to learn new gestures. Should be fine.
3. Challenge the patent system claiming User Interface patents should not be.
=> Re-initiates the debate on the use of patents to protect inventions/stop innovation, in particular when it comes to UIs. The real question.
Let's refocus. This question requires a deeper analysis than a simple analogy with car manufacturers, but fortunately does not require hackers to turn IP experts.
1. Negotiate a license with Apple to use patented gestures. => Reduces profit margins on Samsung phones. Bad news.
2. Invent/use other gestures. => Forces users to learn new gestures. Should be fine.
3. Challenge the patent system claiming User Interface patents should not be. => Re-initiates the debate on the use of patents to protect inventions/stop innovation, in particular when it comes to UIs. The real question.
Let's refocus. This question requires a deeper analysis than a simple analogy with car manufacturers, but fortunately does not require hackers to turn IP experts.