Icala eliphakathi kweSamsung yaseSouth Korea neNorth America Applem ekugcineni ifinyelele isinqumo ngokusho ukuthi i-Samsung kufanele ikhokhele i-Apple 119 US dollars ngomonakalo (ngaphansi nje kwe-625 billion CZK, ngaphansi nje kwezigidi ezingu-000 zama-Euro). Ngokusho kwenkantolo, umdondoshiya wobuchwepheshe waseNingizimu Korea wephule amalungelo obunikazi ama-Apple angu-2.4, okuyi-patent 90, eguqula amakheli nezinombolo zocingo zibe izixhumanisi, bese kuba inombolo yelungelo lobunikazi 2, ebhekisela kumsebenzi othi "Slide to unlock", okusolwa ukuthi abakwaSamsung bayikopisha futhi. esetshenziswa kumadivayisi ayo kusukela kuchungechunge Galaxy S.
Nokho, i-Samsung ngeke kube yiyo yodwa ekhokhayo Apple ngoba waphinde wephula elinye lamalungelo akhe obunikazi futhi ukweleta isamba esingu-$158 (cishe 400 CZK, 3 Euro). Le patent ihlobene namagalari asetshenziswa kumamodeli ambalwa womugqa wedivayisi iPhone kanye ne-iPod touch. Kodwa-ke, amanani womabili ayingxenyana kuphela yalokho izinkampani ezimbili ezikufunayo komunye nomunye, njengoba izibalo zakuqala zaziyizigidigidi zamaRandi. Kodwa-ke, imali yokugcina okufanele ikhokhwe isengashintsha, njengoba ngesonto elizayo inkantolo izohlola ezinye izisetshenziswa okungenzeka ukuthi zephule amalungelo obunikazi, kokubili kwa-Apple naku-Samsung.
*Umthombo: I-Foss Patents
