Apple turns down Samsung court deal in patent case
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Apple says it has turned down a deal proposed by Samsung in their patent disput over the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia.
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Representatives for Apple today informed a Sydney court that they have rejected an initial deal proposed in Friday's hearing by Korean gadget giant Samsung.
The initial deal, according to discussions in court between Justice Annabelle Bennett and representatives from Apple and Samsung, would have seen the case moved to an early final hearing stage, following 10 weeks of interlocutory discussions before the court. Samsung had previously been pushing to have the case to determine whether the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does violate Apple patents delayed for a year, while Apple looked to bring it forward.
Full terms of the initial deal remain confidential, but one of the terms would see Samsung not releasing the controversial Galaxy Tab 10.1 onto the market until the final hearing takes place. Samsung has not yet been ordered to withhold the device from the market; instead, the company voluntarily delayed the launch as a gesture of good faith until the case can be resolved.
For more on this story, read Apple rejects initial Samsung court deal on ZDNet Australia.
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But Apple itself?
No.
Apple does "Not Just Work" well with others.
Grabbing 99% of the tablet marketshare and 100%+ of the tablet profitshare is not enough for Apple.
The existence of the Tab in the marketplace won't cost Apple a single iPad sale. This has gone beyond "what will make us the most money" and into "what can we do to hurt everyone else?" Let Samsung have their profit sapping Tab. You've already lost once in the Dutch courts proving that the Tab is not a copy of the iPad. You've photoshopped, you've claimed that Samsung's app listing page is its home screen, you've claimed that your own customers are so blindly stupid that they would actually buy a box that says SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB on it and think they were buying an iPad.
Enough is enough Apple.
No.
Apple does "Not Just Work" well with others.
Grabbing 99% of the tablet marketshare and 100%+ of the tablet profitshare is not enough for Apple.
The existence of the Tab in the marketplace won't cost Apple a single iPad sale. This has gone beyond "what will make us the most money" and into "what can we do to hurt everyone else?" Let Samsung have their profit sapping Tab. You've already lost once in the Dutch courts proving that the Tab is not a copy of the iPad. You've photoshopped, you've claimed that Samsung's app listing page is its home screen, you've claimed that your own customers are so blindly stupid that they would actually buy a box that says SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB on it and think they were buying an iPad.
Enough is enough Apple.
Apple's case? One of the arguments used in trade dress lawsuits is that the customer has to make special effort (like reading the product brand name) in order to differentiate the product.
@baggins_z
If Apple thinks that its customers are that stupid well so be it.
The Dutch courts weren't that stupid though and ruled against Apple on every single trade dress related claim.
If Apple thinks that its customers are that stupid well so be it.
The Dutch courts weren't that stupid though and ruled against Apple on every single trade dress related claim.
I have both a 10in Galaxy Tablet and an Apple iPad2....so I know why Apple is suing. They have a very serious hardware competitor on their hands - and if Android ever got its act together, their iPad market share will shrink dramatically. And I really, really like the Galaxy.
Apple is scared as the galaxy tab is a much more superior device then the ipad and they are stalling to hurt sales in hopes it can keep it out of market long enough for apple to catch up with an ipad 3. Apple knows its current situation with outdated phones and boring tablets has it scrambling. Samsung should put the nail in apple coffin and try to reach an lcd deal with other tablets and then refuse the apple buys which would hurt apple supplies as well as profits.
BooHoo. Apple innovates products people love which operate on closed platforms, "forcing" consumers to buy content and hardware from them, now they have lopsided market share. Worse yet, they protect their innovations with patents and defend them using "law". Big bad Apple.
Samsung, here is a recipe for you: Innovate, patent, market, flourish. Defend when necessary. Rinse, repeat. (You're welcome).
Samsung, here is a recipe for you: Innovate, patent, market, flourish. Defend when necessary. Rinse, repeat. (You're welcome).
For a company with virtually no one to turn to except the Asians to both engineer and assemble there mobile devices, it would seem that a small retreat by Samsung and other Asian companies would put Apples market in jeopardy.
There saturation is already causing iPad sales drop off and any new iPad will be looking at the same market.
With the patent deal Between Samsung and Microsoft, you just might see some major dents in Apples armor.
There saturation is already causing iPad sales drop off and any new iPad will be looking at the same market.
With the patent deal Between Samsung and Microsoft, you just might see some major dents in Apples armor.
@sickntired44 you will see the iPad market share drop in time, the other tablets are coming down and people will buy them.
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