Apple and Samsung drop lawsuits outside the US

06 August, 2014
Both companies decided to drop litigation outside the US but without any licensing agreements.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3JD
  • 10 Aug 2014

Better late than never

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    • Roseben Somido
    • 9Lb
    • 09 Aug 2014

    i love myself

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      • AnonD-283121
      • fmg
      • 07 Aug 2014

      Apple is always the best because all apple products in africa is the same as in the us but samsung fake ones are many than the soo called quality ones.Apple all best no matter what Africans love apple

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        • iFanNot
        • Ibx
        • 07 Aug 2014

        Where is iFan, carefully read the statement "both companies had infringed some patents of the other". Who said Apple not copy and steal from others?

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          • Missue
          • qb1
          • 07 Aug 2014

          DAn13L, 06 Aug 2014All phones are cheap these days. As much as you try to take... moreWhat do you use? Doro phone??

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            • AnonD-265946
            • 3Rc
            • 06 Aug 2014

            This is advantageous pretty much only for Apple since the US Court always favors US companies...

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              • AnonD-152462
              • ut}
              • 06 Aug 2014

              DAn13L, 06 Aug 2014All phones are cheap these days. As much as you try to take... moreUnless it's a Nokia. Nokia looks new even after 3 years as long as it is a touchscreen mobile

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                • DAn13L
                • kxI
                • 06 Aug 2014

                Anonymous, 06 Aug 2014and then instantly void your warranty.. so if your phone de... moreAll phones are cheap these days. As much as you try to take care of it, they will look mint condition for a few months but then completely fall apart.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Sjw
                  • 06 Aug 2014

                  AnonD-260241, 06 Aug 2014Thats because sony are better. name me whats better about t... moreon that plastic (faux leather) back cover

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                    • Anonymous
                    • rvM
                    • 06 Aug 2014

                    Anonymous, 06 Aug 2014and then instantly void your warranty.. so if your phone de... moreAs long as you save a backup of the original phone's ROM, it can/should be able to be restored just as easily, using a ROM manager such as TWRP.

                    On a cheaper phone, I'm prepared to take that chance.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • gLN
                      • 06 Aug 2014

                      Anonymous, 06 Aug 2014I'm surprised Samsung agreed to this, as it's heavily weigh... moreand then instantly void your warranty.. so if your phone develops a fault (which a cheap phone is more likely to do) then you will be paying to fix it.

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                        • AnonD-183154
                        • 9Aw
                        • 06 Aug 2014

                        Teams of lawyers need rest before Samsung release Galaxy Alpha and this whole thing starts again.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • rvM
                          • 06 Aug 2014

                          I'm surprised Samsung agreed to this, as it's heavily weighted against them; Apple must be giving them something in return we obviously don't know about!!??

                          Personally I wouldn't buy any phone/tablet/phablet from either of them - Samsung are renowned for their bloatware & Apple for being overpriced.

                          My aim in purchasing smartphones is to buy the cheapest I can, easily rootable & then load a Custom ROM onto (like Cyanogen).

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                            • JFD
                            • 06 Aug 2014

                            Anonymous, 06 Aug 2014yes, ofcourse, Mr. Obama will always there to vetoed any ... more loooooooool

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                              • Unwana Johnson
                              • N9@
                              • 06 Aug 2014

                              Thank God they dropped it.

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                                • david
                                • p3E
                                • 06 Aug 2014

                                AnonD-108599, 06 Aug 2014It is jusy publicity. With high profile lawsuits they get t... moreThe htc are number one because copied all models ... Apple 38%
                                Samsung the rest ..

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                                  • AnonD-151727
                                  • m@B
                                  • 06 Aug 2014

                                  AnonD-59657, 06 Aug 2014Very simple reason. Sammy is no longer threat to Apple but... moreMore like faPple never had anything in the first place...

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                                    • AnonD-260241
                                    • 3Ax
                                    • 06 Aug 2014

                                    Thats because sony are better. name me whats better about the S5 over the Z2 or One M8 because i see nothing other than a plastic shell

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4$v
                                      • 06 Aug 2014

                                      Anonymous, 06 Aug 2014yes, ofcourse, Mr. Obama will always there to vetoed any ... moreI guess you didn't realize that the ITC, who granted the ban in the first place, were the ones who recommended that Obama veto their own ruling because using SEPs to ban a device would set a bad precedent. Maybe you should read beyond the headlines once in a while.

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                                        • AnonD-59657
                                        • 2mC
                                        • 06 Aug 2014

                                        Very simple reason.
                                        Sammy is no longer threat to Apple but Xiaomi yes.
                                        Next Apple will sue Xiaomi very soon.