“The chief executives of Apple Inc [Tim Cook] and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [Kwon Oh Hyun] have talked but did not settle the high stakes patent dispute between the two electronics companies, a Samsung attorney said in court on Monday,” Dan Levine reports for Reuters.
“U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh had requested that the two talk on the phone at least once more before the jury begins deliberating this week,” Levine reports. “Apple accuses Samsung of copying the design and some features of its iPad and iPhone, and is asking for a sales ban in addition to monetary damages.”
Levine reports, “In court on Monday, Samsung attorney Kevin Johnson told Koh nothing had come from the talk.”
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Correction: Tim Cook said nothing had come from the talks. Samsung just copied what Tim said.
For clarity, here is the transcript:
Tim: Hello.
Kwon: Hello.
Tim: You’re still copying our stuff.
Kwon: You’re still copying our stuff.
Tim: You need to stop.
Kwon
Kwon: You need to stop.
Tim: Look – The jury is going to side with us.
Kwon: Look – The jury is going to side with us.
Tim: Uh, so as long as I keep doing anything you’re going to copy it, is that right?
Kwon: Yup!
+1000
Everything you say is so True, Samsung has only profited from it’s pathetic copying behavior and until that changes I don’t see them changing.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the jury ended up awarding money to Samsung knowing how screwed up our legal system is. Go Figure!
Sad, but likely true.
Apple will win. By maybe not the amount they hoped for. I see very little chance Samsung ending up well.
What a waste of time. Get on with the verdict and the appeals.
Im in the market for a nice new big screen tv. Won’t be buying Samdung though.
Thought Jobs and Cook attempted earlier settlement plans with Samsung prior to the trial… Samsung refused. As a partner Samsung, to plot against your major partner Apple, it would be horrid if after all this; that Cook settles.
Attempts were made. Steve decided after to go global thermal… on all this… So Cook should see it through.
Do not settle. If Samsung now is investing 4 billion on a chip plant… they plan to continue and break Apple. Why is Apple not investing in a PLANT? Why always teaming up to get things done? Buy out Foxx Conn. Stop them form assembling other devices.