At least one good thing has come out of the Apple vs. Samsung trial: we get to see all the cool stuff that eventually morphed into the iPhone and the iPad. Check out the prototypes provides by The Verge here:
Amazing, huh? Considering that Apple might have chosen any of those not-so-great (and that's euphemism) prototypes and just released it without the extra years of development. They didn't. They waited for the best thing to be ready. And that's what this trial is all about. Greatness vs Money. Apple vs Samsung.