Jakarta - The legal battle between Apple and Samsung seemed endless . Actually , how the duel between the two technology giants Samsung 's gadget originated and what triggers Apple filed a lawsuit ? Here's the story .
According to the book Haunted Empire : Apple After Steve Jobs Yukari Iwatani Kane written and recently published , all began in 2010 . At that time , Apple is one of Samsung 's largest components customer with a value of U.S. $ 6 billion per year . Apple relied on supplies of microchips , memory chips and screens from Samsung .
In the same year , Samsung introduced the first version of the Galaxy S smartphone is rated Apple looks similar to the iPhone 3GS . Apple had already begun poised to sue Samsung , but have not done so because of their strong business partnerships .Apple's executives and lawyers then met with Samsung officials to warn . In mid-2010 , Steve Jobs and Cook team met with Lee Jae Yong , the son of the boss of Samsung , and warns him to stop plagiarizing Apple products .
Several months passed and both parties still choose the path of peace . Apple showed thick 67 page report that claimed how the Galaxy S phones to mimic the iPhone and asked Samsung immediately stop infringement .
However, as quoted from BGR , Tuesday ( 03/04/2014 ) , at that time Samsung has denied all allegations of Apple . Moreover , Samsung also believes Apple did some infringement of technology patents belonging to Samsung .In September 2010 , Samsung introduced its first tablet PC , the Galaxy Tab 7-inch . Steve Jobs and Apple is getting angry because this product was considered to mimic Apple gadgets .Apple then demanded Samsung pay $ 30 per smartphone and $ 40 per handset sold Samsung , as the patent license . But Samsung was again rejected .
" For months duration Apple hopes Samsung will accept a license agreement that would keep them out of the fight in the courtroom , " Kane wrote in his book .
The climax , Samsung released the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in February 2011 that assessed similar to the Apple iPad . Apple finally truly launched a lawsuit against Samsung and continues to this day .Samsung to fight back and win even a few times last year , they lost in a U.S. court and have to pay fines totaling about $ 1 billion . Apple also still rely on supplies of components from Samsung , although lately trying to find another partner .
Currently , the trial court re- occurred in San Jose , California . Apple tried to convince the judge that Samsung violated patent technology 5 and claim damages worth USD 2 billion .
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