Apple wins.. (again)

Sometimes I really wonder this patent thing is actually killing creativity or killing competition? Once again, Apple scored another goal against Samsung and the price to pay is .. $1.05 billion! 

Full article here: Apple Wins $1 Billion as Jury Finds Samsung Violated Patents

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Apple scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung Electronics on Friday as a U.S. jury found the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarded the U.S. company $1.05 billion in damages.

As for the countersuit, the jury found Appledid not violate any of Samsung's wireless standards or feature patents.

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The verdict, which came much sooner than expected, could lead to an outright ban on sales of key Samsung products and will likely solidify Apple's dominance of the exploding mobile computing market.