If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Apple has it in droves.
Listening and responding carefully may be the sincerest form of flattery.
IMITATION is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery, but that is not how most brands see it.
They will also, if the past is any indication, turn up as the sincerest form of flattery in other people’s lines.
The mockery you might say mockery of Socrates remains one of the sincerest forms of flattery; they took him very seriously.