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| 2010 Apple license offer to Samsung: $30 per smartphone, $40 per tablet |
| By special contributor nej_simon on 2012-08-11 12:10:57 |
| "[...] tonight Apple entered into evidence in its trial with Samsung a document showing that it offered the South Korean company a licensing deal on some of its key technologies. Specifically, Apple offered to license the portfolio of patents if Samsung would pay $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet." $30-40 per device is a lot of money for some trivial features (rounded corners, slide-to-unlock etc). No wonder Samsung declined. |
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| Greedy |
| By Luke McCarthy on 2012-08-11 13:29:43 |
| That is incredibly greedy, considering the ARM licence is only a few cents per device. |
 - Score: 6 |
| Unvitation? |
| By siraf72 on 2012-08-11 13:48:23 |
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Perhaps they didn't really want them to accept it. Instead of making an offer the couldn't refuse, they did the opposite. .. .. or they were just being greedy. Probably being greedy. |
| - Score: 10 |
| seek other fruit |
| By Janvl on 2012-08-11 13:49:16 |
| The best thing to do, never ever buy anything from Apple. |
| - Score: 9 |
| In the game of extortion. |
| By dulac on 2012-08-11 13:52:22 |
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Forget justice... fairness, whatever. The name of the game is an opposite, as everything is reversed. Patents (what they had become) are an excuse. After all, patents were created to protect inventors. Not now, as now it is the opposite where brands seem to own inventors, when they are... Brands do not invent anything... but patent that nothing and steel an inventor that happens to work with them (they own him 24 hours a day? Or his life since he was born?). If extortion was not the name of the game... ... madness would. A global one! |
| - Score: 2 |
| Hmm. |
| By Beta on 2012-08-11 14:17:59 |
| Should I laugh or cry? |
| - Score: 6 |
| Always negative on Apple. |
| By Windows Sucks on 2012-08-11 14:24:55 |
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As always Apple is the bad guy. I find it very interesting that there wasn't a major story on here about how Samsung has been lieing about it's sales big time! (At least in the US) to the point that actually they may not be the number one smart phone seller that everyone says they are. Nope not a peep on that! Oh but Apple is greedy. Wow. |
| - Score: -5 |
| Anyone |
| By Nelson on 2012-08-11 14:35:22 |
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Who says Samsung has not intentionally and extensively copied Apple is delusional. Even Google warned Samsung. Their internal documents admit to wanting to be more Apple like. The issue at hand here is largely trade dress, the look and feel of the Galaxy series is undeniably Apple. A lot of people here like to pick apart single facets of it and say Apple is ridiculous for saying they invented "black rectangles" or a "grid of icons" However such people miss the forest for the trees. The Galaxy line does an almost wholesale copy of the iPhone. Its appalling that people defend this. Might as well be a Chinatown knock off maker on trial. Edited 2012-08-11 14:35 UTC |
| - Score: -3 |
| Tactical blunder? |
| By darknexus on 2012-08-11 14:42:50 |
| I can't help but wonder if Apple is making a tactical mistake in emphasizing this rather outrageous licensing deal. It strikes me that, if they get a judge who has some background in the tech industry (although not all that likely considering our court system), this might actually do some damage to their credibility. It's fairly obvious that this deal was offered precisely so that Samsung wouldn't accept it. I'm not saying Samsung is the good guy nor am I saying Apple is the bad guy (those labels are too simplistic for this matter) but this bit of evidence could seriously backfire on Apple. If it doesn't turn out to be a mistake, filing this is at the very least a gamble. |
| - Score: 9 |
| RE: Tactical blunder? |
| By Nelson on 2012-08-11 14:46:43 |
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Apple has no obligation to be reasonable or fair in their licensing. They can charge whatever they'd like. Hell, they can flat out refuse to license at all. They are not bound by FRAND commitments. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: Tactical blunder? |
| By Windows Sucks on 2012-08-11 14:47:05 |
| Thing is they don't have to offer a license. To make any kind of offer is above and beyond what they are required to do. |
| - Score: 1 |
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