The tablet wars show no signs of coming to an end any time soon. Google launched the Nexus 7 tablet today at its annual I/O conference. Yesterday, a U.S. district court granted Apple a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the United States.
Overview of Case
Apple contended that the tablet looks and feels like the
iPad, and at this time, the judge agreed that the matter should be further
looked at. The trial is scheduled to start on July 30, 2012. If Apple wins the
case, Samsung faces challenges. However, Samsung filed an appeal five hours after the Court granted the temporary injunction and cited the case
rests solely on one patent. Stores may continue to sell existing inventory and
the preliminary injunction does not apply to the Galaxy 8.0 or Tab 10.1N.
While the judge acknowledged Samsung’s right to compete, she
noted that Apple’s case had merits and said, “While Samsung will certainly
suffer lost sales from the issuance of an injunction, the hardship to Apple of
having to directly compete with Samsung’s infringing products outweighs
Samsung’s harm in light of the previous findings by the Court.”
Still Appears an Apple World
Samsung has proven to be the one manufacturer who has
the international appeal to compete with Apple, however, we have to wait to see what
impact the Microsoft Surface will have. The latest statistics from IDC
indicate that Apple will continue to dominate the tablet market. IDC estimates that
Apple’s tablet market share will continue to grow to 62 percent, up from 58
percent last year. IDC estimates that the Android tablet market will grow to
almost 39 percent, compared to 26.5 percent last year.
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