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iPhone beats Samsung in court, but Apple has to pay you $50

iPhone beats Samsung in court, but Apple has to pay you $50

5 years ago
Anonymous $CLwNLde341

https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-beats-samsung-in-court-but-apple-has-to-pay-you-50/

After a major seven year litigation between the two biggest phone makers in the world, a jury decided that Samsung must pay Apple a mind-boggling $539 million for infringing on five patents with its Android phones, proving that iPhone design patents count for more than the combined movie budgets of Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and Doctor Strange. But it's not over yet -- Samsung plans to fight the verdict. Hey Samsung, it could be worse. Apple wanted a cool billion.

A separate lawsuit is keeping Apple lawyers busy. Turns out "Bendgate" from way back in 2014 was totally a thing. Public documents revealed that Apple knew that the iPhone 6 Plus was a whole 7.2 times more likely to bend than the iPhone 5S. The iPhone 6 was 3.3 times more susceptible. But Apple shipped the phones anyway, giving me one more reason to hate my iPhone 6.