What bothers me isn't people liking Samsung products if they do, it's delusionally acting as if they don't deserve what Apple is throwing at them. They have followed Apple's lead in every which way when it comes to mobile/gadget/computing tech. I've read many of those who support their copying ways to know what the Yahoo comments sectioners who support Samsung would say.
People are sheep, and they naturally will get threatened when they perceive a "big guy" to go after a "little guy", which is what Apple is perceived by some anti-Apple's as doing right now. In reality, Samsung is a REALLY "big guy", and it's getting bigger by piggy backing off the ideas of what was initially the "little guy": Apple. People generally don't know any better, and they generally won't study what patents Apple has, or the timeline of Samsung's releases and features to Apple's. Nor will they know that Samsung's own CEO has changed around products practically openly admitting to doing so because Apple did it better before they could.
It's written on the walls, but many won't read it, and will take it at face value. Therein lies why many people perceive Apple is trying to "shut out competitors by backing up its patents". It's ridiculous to think that they shouldn't back up what they brought to the table.
Fact is, Samsung's getting rich off of Apple's ideas, or Apple's forming of the marketplace. Apple just wants their fair share.