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| German Retailers Can Continue To Sell, Restock Galaxy Tab 10.1 |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2011-09-10 10:59:41 |
| Well, that's interesting. What some already speculated has now been confirmed by Reuters: Apple's 'victory' in Germany turns out to be remarkably hollow. While Samsung Germany may no longer sell or advertise the Galaxy Tab 10.1, this ban does not cover anybody else. So, retailers will still be able to sell the device - including purchasing new stock from other Samsung branches. |
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| This makes me... |
| By turrini on 2011-09-10 11:16:04 |
| \o/ |
 - Score: 7 |
| Just like Australia |
| By unclefester on 2011-09-10 11:47:58 |
| Galaxy Tabs can be readily purchased in Australia despite an injunction against Samsung, |
| - Score: 5 |
| Whack a' Mole |
| By joelito_pr on 2011-09-10 12:39:57 |
| Is Apple willing to spend the kind of money needed to sue all retailers? |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: Whack a' Mole |
| By unoengborg on 2011-09-10 13:03:00 |
| And everytime they sue, they send a message to the market that the Galaxy tab is the main competitor to the iPad. The iPad will stand out as the product that was not good enough to make it on its own merits without legal help. How smart is that. |
| - Score: 12 |
| RE[2]: Whack a' Mole |
| By darknexus on 2011-09-10 13:53:08 |
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> And everytime they sue, they send a message to the market that the Galaxy tab is the main competitor to the iPad. The iPad will stand out as the product that was not good enough to make it on its own merits without legal help. How smart is that. I think you're under the mistaken impression that the majority of people will actually think about such things. In reality, they won't care. iPad shiny, iPad good. Samsung getting sued, Samsung bad. That's the extent of most average consumers' intelligence these days, at least here in the states. |
| - Score: 6 |
| RE: Whack a' Mole |
| By darknexus on 2011-09-10 13:53:54 |
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> Is Apple willing to spend the kind of money needed to sue all retailers? Do you even have to ask? |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE[3]: Whack a' Mole |
| By JAlexoid on 2011-09-10 15:02:53 |
| Nahh... Most consumers will say: Tablet? iPad? Is that the thing I can swipe my finger in the electronics store? Lawsuit? Whatrutakingaboot? |
| - Score: 6 |
| Nah |
| By kristoph on 2011-09-10 16:17:09 |
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Although retailers can source the product from outside Germany only some small percentage will do that. For others, it will simply not be worth the hassle for a marginally selling product. More importantly Samsung won't be able to effectively promote the product in Germany making the product unattractive to retailers. Those who really want the GTab will be able to get it but it won't ever become a well selling product in that environment. That's a pretty much all Apple wants. Honestly I think they would be fine if Samsung were just forced to stop promoting it and they got more than that. |
| - Score: 2 |
| Comment by Luminair |
| By Luminair on 2011-09-10 16:54:40 |
| This is turbo nutter. Compounded with the insane news of banning rectangles in the first place, this has reached a peak of insanity. |
| - Score: 4 |
| RE: This makes me... |
| By molnarcs on 2011-09-10 17:53:48 |
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> \o/ You just violated one of Apple's design patents! |
| - Score: 12 |
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