Monday 12 August 2013

Apple won the battle over headphone jacks. But Samsung is winning the smartphone design war.

The war between Apple and Samsung spans so many fronts, in so many different countries, that it’s sometimes hard to tell who’s on top.
Take a U.S. International Trade Commission finding Friday that Samsung cellphones violated two Apple patents. Reports have been quick to label the decision a victory for Apple — especially in light of a recent intervention by the Obama administration overturning a ban on iPhone imports, also in connection with another (but different!) patent dispute. But while Apple may have won this particular legal encounter, Samsung is still in a stronger position to win the broader war for dominance of the smartphone market.
Read more source:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/10/apple-won-the-battle-over-headphone-jacks-but-samsung-is-winning-the-smartphone-design-war/

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