Samsung Delays Australian Launch of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Due to Apple Patent Lawsuit

[MacRumors]

Bloomberg reports that the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has taken another interesting turn, as Samsung has agreed to delay the launch of its forthcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until a lawsuit filed by Apple in that country is resolved.

Samsung, based in Suwon, South Korea, agreed to stop advertising the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia and not to sell the device until it wins court approval or the lawsuit is resolved, according to an accord reached by lawyers during a break in the hearing. Should Apple lose its patent infringement lawsuit, it agreed to pay Samsung damages, which weren't specified.

According to the report, Samsung's Australian version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is slightly different than the U.S. version, and the company has agreed to provide Apple with access to the Australian version at least seven days before launch so that Apple can review the device as it pertains to the infringement lawsuit.

Apple had requested an injunction in Australia after Samsung began making announcements of an "imminent launch" of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 nearly two weeks ago. The two sides then negotiated the agreement delaying the product's launch.

While the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung spans numerous lawsuits in a number of countries, today's news marks what appears to be the first tangible effect of the dispute on Samsung's device sales.

Article Link: Samsung Delays Australian Launch of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Due to Apple Patent Lawsuit

 

[DrJohnnyN]

Apple > Samsung

iPad 2 > Galaxy Tab 10.1

 

[MonkeySee....]

Chin up!

The Aussies love Apple tech anyway don't they?

 

[Mjmar]

Just let 'em sell it.... Nobody is gonna buy it anyway.

 

[jvmxtra]

Just let 'em sell it.... Nobody is gonna buy it anyway.

No, that's not the point now is it.

These bastards copy everything there is..

 

[SterlingArcher]

Thanks a lot

Another case of greedy corporations fighting over bs, and the rest of us lose.

 

[zin]

What exactly have they "copied" ?

Like, which patents (in plain English, please) or technologies Apple own?

 

[WiiDSmoker]

No one should be supporting this; no matter how much you love and worship Apple.

 

[ChazUK]

No one should be supporting this; no matter how much you love and worship Apple.

Why not? The delay seems amicable.

 

[gibbz]

No one should be supporting this; no matter how much you love and worship Apple.

The alternative that you implicitly suggest is that we should all support corporations that blatantly copy technology instead of innovating. How is that a good idea?

 

[SterlingArcher]

No one should be supporting this; no matter how much you love and worship Apple.

I see two non- products in your signature, your opinion is invalid. I bet you even own other devices that don't start with an i. You disgust me.

 

[ChazUK]

The alternative that you implicitly suggest is that we should all support corporations that blatantly copy technology instead of innovating. How is that a good idea?

They're not guilty yet are they? How about we wait for a verdict before pointing fingers?

 

[tigres]

Wow, power is everything.

 

[kdarling]

Nice, useful set of widgets on that Samsung homescreen.

Apple really needs to let the iPad have such things. It's got a much bigger battery than a phone, and its screen real estate should be used for more than a grid of static icons.

 

[Ubuntu]

Didn't see this coming. Not like Samsung's constantly pushing the line of too-far-ness in terms of copying with every product they release.

Just to make it clear, I'm not an Apple fanboy or anything, I'm actually probably going to buy the 10.1 for my dad as I think he'll prefer it to the iPad I got him recently, but I mean, look at the dock connectors for example!

I do like Samsung, I just wish they could keep going with products like the Galaxy S2 and actually take their own deviation off the path, instead of just mirroring Apple.

EDIT: Might even keep the 10.1 for myself. He has an android phone, so the iPad compliments it well - I think having an iPhone and the 10.1 myself works well too, perhaps.

EDIT #2: Noticed the Samsung's connector is also a bit longer. Case dropped!

 

[GenesisST]

I see two non- products in your signature, your opinion is invalid. I bet you even own other devices that don't start with an i. You disgust me.

You forgot "/sacasm" for the humorless twits...

 

[DrJohnnyN]

Didn't see this coming. Not like Samsung's constantly pushing the line of too-far-ness in terms of copying with every product they release.

Just to make it clear, I'm not an Apple fanboy or anything, I'm actually probably going to buy the 10.1 for my dad as I think he'll prefer it to the iPad I got him recently, but I mean, look at the dock connectors for example!

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I do like Samsung, I just wish they could keep going with products like the Galaxy S2 and actually take their own deviation off the path, instead of just mirroring Apple.

Huge difference. Samsung's dock connector is black.

 

[silentnite]

I guess it's true.. he who has the gold rules. The is a major set back for Samsung. They were ready to launch and Apple just pressed the pause button

 

[MacsRgr8]

No one should be supporting this; no matter how much you love and worship Apple.

Yes, you should.

I hate it when companies just copy and don't innovate. In this world using another person's idea and making it just so to avoid lawsuits seems more important than trying to create something.
I understand being inspired and trying to improve but not to copy and make it worse just to be cheaper.

 

[Shrink]

I see two non- products in your signature, your opinion is invalid. I bet you even own other devices that don't start with an i. You disgust me.

How could you even deign to communicate with someone who has no iDevices - and even uses non- products.

The nerve of some people

 

[cptdavep]

I think the blatant plagiarism of hardware design is so obvious that Samsung know they're going to lose. If they were at all hopeful of winning they would be pressing ahead with the product launch regardless.

 

[DamenS]

To state that this is "the first tangible effect of the dispute on Samsung's device sales" is somewhat disingenuous, considering that Apple will reimburse Samsung for their "lost sales" should Apple lose the case ... so Samsung's device sales will indeed be zero, but Apple will have doubly lost - having paid Samsung's profit margin on reasonable likely sales of their device and also allowing Samsung to stockpile, or redistribute, those physical devices they would have sold in the interim, for resale and another profit margin.

 

[gibbz]

They're not guilty yet are they? How about we wait for a verdict before pointing fingers?

The post to which I was replying suggested that we should not support any of this no matter our affinity toward Apple. While it is true that no one has been found guilty yet, the alternative to the poster's point is still that Apple should sit by and let another company (in Apple's viewpoint) rip off their technology and marketing. So my post could have been worded with a caveat, but the point remains.

 

[Ubuntu]

Huge difference. Samsung's dock connector is black.

Touché! Well played...

 

[Jerome Morrow]

No one gives two carrots about Universe Pad.