[the invisib1e hand]

just to keep things real: what might be a "record" profit for samsung isn't necessarily in the same league as one for Apple. Let's tally it up in a few years with total units sold.

And even then we'll still have to acknowledge that Samsung's (and everyone else's profits) were made possible by Apple's effective innovation. That's not likely to make a kewl headline.

[SmokingJoe]

just to keep things real: what might be a “record” profit for samsung isn't necessarily in the same league as one for Apple

Record profits fr Samsung are record profits for Samsung. It has nothing to do with record profits for IBM, or Apple or whoever. You need to try a bit harder mate.

“And even then we'll still have to acknowledge that Samsung’s (and everyone else’s profits) were made possible by Apple's effective innovation”

Apple neither invented the cell phone, or touch screens or the smart phone. In fact if anything, it is Apple who's profits have been made possible by the people who invented the cell phone in the first place:
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-09/tech/cooper.cell.phone.inventor_1_car-phone-cell-phone-building-phones?_s=PM:TECH