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How Apple helped Samsung improve its sound

Samsung has copped a lot of flak for making many of the same design decisions as its rival for its new earbuds. But, as users, we’re better off for it.

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It’s not always a crime when technology companies freely and shamelessly steal each other’s ideas.

I daresay, it’s mostly a blessing for people like you and me, who are locked into ecosystems with technical barriers around them, often preventing us from choosing some feature, function, or look we want.

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John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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