Whilst this may be the 'official' opinion - that they are doing it to protect their intelectual property, we all know the real reason is to damage sales of Samsung tablets, as they have so far been the only real competition.
Apple is worried as they are loosing their lucrative marketshare on the phone and tablet market - to Samsung, who it has to be said, have been producing some good products. The S3 for example has proven to be a very popular phone, despite it being around the same price as the iPhone - the excuse that "people buy android stuff because they cant afford an iPhone" is no longer applicable. People are buying these products because they prefer them, and for good reason - Samsung has been able to get products to market a lot quicker than Apple.
I know you'll argue that they can do that "because they copy" but it's a load of tosh. Sure, the S2, S, etc were blatantly based on the iPhone (more so the Galaxy S - it looks almost identical to an iPhone 3G/s) but everything they have been working on recently is very much their own.
The lawsuits aren't benefitting anyone at all anymore, and are just fuelling idiotic arguments between brainwashed Apple supporters and "Fandroids" (god that's an immature insult).
Also for the record, before some immature 10 year old calls me a "Fandroid" or "Fanboy", I hold no allegiance to any company. I dont own any Samsung phones and never have done. I use an iPhone, and a Mac. Shockingly I buy stuff that does what I NEED it to, not "omg Apple made it - I must have it despite having no need for it".
