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Steve Jobs reportedly tried to defuse the Samsung issue in 2010

by Kelly Hodgkins Sep 29th 2011 at 3:30PM

Apple and Samsung butted heads in a Sydney, Australia courtroom on Thursday; arguing over an injunction that could ban the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. During the proceedings, Apple lawyer Richard Lutton revealed that Steve Jobs contacted Samsung back in 2010. The Apple CEO reached out to the Korean manufacturer because of the "deep relationship" between the two companies. Jobs tried to head off any legal action by giving Samsung a "chance to do the right thing."

In the past year, Samsung and Apple have had a rocky relationship. Apple obtains several key iPhone and iPad components from Samsung and is one of Samsung's biggest customers. But the two companies are fierce competitors in the both the smartphone and tablet market. It's this competition that's the source of their legal wrangling.

Apple kicked off the legal battle when it filed lawsuits in Germany, Australia, South Korea, Japan and the US that accuse Samsung of trademark and patent infringement. Samsung responded with its own series of patent infringement lawsuits. This tangled web of legal proceedings is slowly making its way through the courts.

[Via Mashable]



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SHM224

I love Apple

September 30 2011 at 12:17 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
macserv

"Apple kicked off the legal battle when it filed lawsuits…"

Some might say Samsung kicked off the legal battle by breaking the law.

September 29 2011 at 10:19 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
shaunisadirty

Man, can Apple possibly cry like a baby any more?

Even if Samsung were copying, which they're not, why is Apple so afraid? If they make the best products in the world and their products are superior to all competition, they have nothing to fear, right?

September 29 2011 at 7:31 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
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Leonick

You sure they weren't? The courts seem to disagree with you...
I'll give you that Samsung makes great devices though (even thought I can't quite enjoy them due to Androids shortcomings, have yet to try WP7), but they really should try to "invent" their own style, would be nice if they dropped those amoled screens and went for normal (and superior imo) LCDs.

The LCD screen in their Galaxy Tab 7 (I have one) is far superior to the Galaxy S2 Samoled which just won't give as good colours, sure the S2 has a bit better contrast but that's hardly worth losing colour over...

October 01 2011 at 11:06 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Tetas

Stealing IP is not part of a free market economy. I also disagree that Sammy didn't copy quite a lot of features. But I'll let the courts decide and not have an opinion set in stone. I haven't seen the patents, the lawsuits, or compared both products side by side. Just taking a side at this point is just an emotional reaction.

October 17 2011 at 8:23 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Avian

This just makes apple look even more douchey. The terms were probably 'pay us $x,xxx,xxx in royalties, or we'll sue'.

September 29 2011 at 3:39 PM Report abuse -8 rate up rate down Reply
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