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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Apple has sued Samsung, Samsung has sued Apple in return, iPad uses many products fabricated by Samsung.
This will carry on until both sides have an idea which way a ruling will go, then they will negotiate a settlement via an exchange of patent rights and/or fab architecture.
There are so many lawsuits right now between so many companies that it will take years to sort out and by the time it does the issue will have long since devolved into obsolescence and a new set of lawsuits will have taken over. IP lawyers are a growth area.
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So basically from the article, everyone was happy and all the phone manufacturer's had cross licensing and fair use agreements with each other until Apple decided not to play ball by paying the licensing fees and started suing everyone.
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Originally Posted by Russic
Apple has so much money at this point I can't imagine the lawsuits directly impact the users.
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It is harming the consumer in a lot of ways. Patent costs are rising with the rate of litigation and now make up 15-20% of a smart phone's selling price. If the litigation goes up so will the costs of our products.