“Samsung Electronics won Australian court approval for fast-tracking its appeal against a ban on the sale of its new Galaxy tablet computer in the country, part of an ongoing global legal battle with iPad maker Apple Inc.,” Reuters reports.
“Apple was granted an injunction against Samsung earlier this month in Australia, temporarily preventing the sale of the Galaxy 10.1 tab — a key rival to the iPad in the fast-growing tablet computer market,” Reuters reports. “Samsung sought and has been granted an expedited hearing by the Federal Court in Sydney, hoping to overturn the ban before the busy pre-Christmas shopping season.”
“Apple successfully moved to block Samsung from selling its tablets in Germany and a case in the Netherlands has forced Samsung to modify some smartphone models,” Reuters reports. “Samsung had been reluctant to agree to an expedited Australian hearing, despite the risk of missing out on Christmas sales, because it said it needed time to prepare a proper defence against Apple’s case.”
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MacDailyNews Take: There is no “proper defense” for the indefensible.
Boycott Samsung. We no longer buy Samsung-branded products and advise our millions of readers worldwide to also avoid purchasing Samsung-branded products until they cease stealing Apple’s patented IP.
Apple’s products came first, then Samsung’s:
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i was at Best Buy yesterday, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was sort-of on display (one of the two units was inactive, the other displayed Samsung’s icky interface skin to Android). With the screen sleeping, the heft and face-on appearance was extremely close to an iPad. Fanboys notwithstanding it would be very hard for anyone to discern between the two. Apple is right to jump on this imitation and quash it.
We no longer buy Samsung-branded products and advise our millions of readers worldwide to also avoid purchasing Samsung-branded products until they cease stealing Apple’s patented IP.
And will likely not buy Samdung products for quite some time after the do start respecting other company’s IP.
lol I think Samdump will panicked because they have nothing to really bring to the table for defense. I want them to go to court. hehe
Headline:
Australian court to fast-track Samsung appeal on Android tablet ban
Translation:
We’ll hurry up the process of telling you “no”.