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I think Apple came out with a pretty nice smartphone, and other companies jumped on the bandwagon of producing smartphone's of their own (just like they did PCs, laptops, eReaders, etc.). If you have a phone that uses a screen as an input device then they are going to look similar. I don't see any way around that. The interfaces for navigation will probably also be similar. However, in this case the operating systems are completely different. I remember when Apple sued Microsoft over "Look and Feel," and the lawsuit was never decided, but Lotus v. Borland was decided in court and the "Look and Feel" argument was rejected. So, as a layman, I didn't think Samsung was violating Apple's patents or copyrights.
However, a judge let it go to trial, and let a jury make the decision. So, what I think really doesn't matter. The issue is decided. Samsung is guilty (at least until they win an appeal). Furthermore, I haven't heard a general consensus among legal experts that Samsung got a raw deal.
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