Apple could get $6 to $8 for every smartphone HTC sells

12 November, 2012
Due to their 10 year licencing deal with HTC Apple could be looking at around $280 million next year.

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  • 15 Nov 2012

While Apple demonstrates clear and repeated arrogance and disdain for the patents of other manufacturers and laws of some countries, any deal that benefits HTC should be a good thing. I am sure Apple are taking this tack as they are losing significant court cases, the world is turning against them and they are woefully trailing Samsung and Android: their conservative and hostile approach is finally starting to cripple them, so they've seen some chips left on the table and are making a grab.

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    • Tauseef
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    • 15 Nov 2012

    oktav, 13 Nov 2012HELP!! Apple sues me .. could i countersues to apple ?Only if judge does not throw your evidence in the dustbin :)

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      • q808
      • q8Q
      • 14 Nov 2012

      Steve, 13 Nov 2012HTC stole & infringed Apple's IP. Fact. There was alw... moreThe same way Apple ripped off the LG Prada with the IPhone right? Or how they sue Samsung for stealing their slender rectangles with rounded corners? How they want to claim universal search? How they stole the names iPad and and iPhone? Or how they invented tablets? Or the various patents and ideas that belong to apple? How weather they made it stole it or bought they will sue anyone for it even if its the company they stole it from or if the company is not even actually copying it. You mean like that?

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        • joey
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        • 14 Nov 2012

        abdul, 13 Nov 2012i am bitterly upset with this deal .am a die hard htc fan,a... moreI agreed that HTC lose their balls when they sign that agreement. Apple fear HTC LTE patent and agreed to settle but still want $8 for every android phone. I will buy and support samsung as they stand up to apple, the patent troll. Consumer big bully. Apple fans are just sell out. They don't know that since apple's great wall to internet, there are hardly any innovation such as twitter, facebook. Internet need to stay open and apple is in the way.

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          • oktav
          • vfx
          • 13 Nov 2012

          HELP!! Apple sues me .. could i countersues to apple ?

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            • Steve
            • nxi
            • 13 Nov 2012

            abdul, 13 Nov 2012i am bitterly upset with this deal .am a die hard htc fan,a... moreHTC stole & infringed Apple's IP. Fact. There was always going to be repercussions.

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              • kadeep
              • bJ}
              • 13 Nov 2012

              I will never support any of apple, You shold know HTC

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                • Anonymous
                • q8Q
                • 13 Nov 2012

                Someone, 12 Nov 2012Come on now. If this is true, then do you think that thi... moreHave you seen the other party? If not look again...APPLE!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • q8Q
                  • 13 Nov 2012

                  alexwize , 13 Nov 2012Those Sammy android fans are dumb are you more business ori... moreThis person??????????????????

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                    • Francis
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                    • 13 Nov 2012

                    Please please please would someone tell me what patent HTC supposidly infringed to warrant this?

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                      • abdul
                      • fsV
                      • 13 Nov 2012

                      i am bitterly upset with this deal .am a die hard htc fan,and cant stand the fact that htc as accepted the position that Apple is a better product.i hate everything that Apple stands for due to its claiming of superiority to other products and its never ending litigations.i think i would have to fall for Samsung because it is bold and can challenge any form of Apple bullying in the courts.Only recently it raised the cost of producing Apple chips by 20%.Apple had no choice than to accept.This is the of company that i love unlike htc that fell to bullying.

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                        • v$b
                        • 13 Nov 2012

                        i got to sell all my stocks of HTC on hand

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                          • Aparadectos
                          • 6jq
                          • 13 Nov 2012

                          This is why Apple is the most disgusting phone company ever.
                          I regret feeding this monster with money directly, i will not repeat such a mistake, not even indirectly.
                          So long HTC products, go bankrupt in order to help Apple make yet more profits selling air and hype...
                          I cant believe the customers are so stupid to keep buying products of such a company, the way they have been bullying and abusing other companies speaks a great deal about many things...

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                            • Alucard
                            • Rxn
                            • 13 Nov 2012

                            Business is Business!!!!

                            Ther's nothing we can do about it........

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                              • Anonymous
                              • IW1
                              • 13 Nov 2012

                              HTC is going to abandon Android and concentrate more onWP8. The others may also consider the same action except maybe Samsung which is profiting with Android.

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                                • iSamsung Fan
                                • ALK
                                • 13 Nov 2012

                                poor iCrap fans how can you stomach buying a phone with stolen patents and designs in it? is it legal in your country? that is sad

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                                  • jtv
                                  • t7X
                                  • 13 Nov 2012

                                  Pity to HTC. I would never buy a single Apple product again.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • IWP
                                    • 13 Nov 2012

                                    Biggest Coward ever.Sorry i may be using your product but i dont support your cowardly ways.

                                    I hope no company in the future follow their footsteps.

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                                      • edmond
                                      • iGR
                                      • 13 Nov 2012

                                      Apple can go to hell fire and file a case against other smartphone makers, but what they can never stop is Samsung and HTC