Samsung Wants to Reveal Apple’s Numbers: Just How Many iProducts Did They Sell?

 

In another dramatic day in the courtroom, a strange turn of events has occurred. Samsung now wants to use Apple’s exact sales numbers in its cross-examination of Phil Shiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. Apple claims the release of these numbers could cause sever “harm to Apple.” The Cupertino firm’s biggest claim against Samsung was that the company was “unjustly enriched” by using Apple copycat products, essentially robbing Apple of potential profits. Presumably, Samsung wants to use these documents in order to prove Apple had no issues selling iPhones/iPads because of Sammy’s lineup.

These seems like a brilliant legal move by Samsung; however, it might be a bit hypocritical as Samsung has recently stopped posting exact sales numbers with its success, leaving many to rely on only estimates. Judge Koh still needs to make a ruling on whether or not the evidence is usable in the courtroom. Judging (no pun intended) from her past rulings, it’ll be quite the decision if she allows it.

CNET via Android Authority

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kanoneyez 71 pts

Isn't it admirable how much Apple wants the truth--only when it is not about themselves. 

KennethShuler 9 pts

 kanoneyez they are trying to play the sympathy card. 

SkyPira 30 pts

judge koh needs to be smacked.

JosephMarquis 7 pts

Samsung or no Samsung I wouldn't have bought an apple product. They make nice products for people that are drones, I'll take an android anything over an apple product cause I can think for myself and actually want something that I can make my own... Not what apple thinks I should have. I know an older lady who just bought an S3 because she was tired of having what Apple wanted her to have.... She's had it a month and loving it... Even with the learning curve. 

JakobKlein 5 pts

apple and samsung need to lay off this pissing contest....

mbcls 18 pts

cant wait for the numbers.  hope aapl stock price drops 30%   :)

Roocer 5 pts

How does releasing sales numbers harm a company? 

Rapperman 5 pts

 Roocer

 It doesn't harm Apple.  But it would have a definite impact over Apple's claim that they were impacted financially or otherwise by Samsung's copycat products.

 

Fact is that Apple is trying to destroy it's competition in order to line it's own pockets.  My first smartphone was an iPhone 3GS.  Loved the phone and still believe they make fantastic, if not superior products.  But I refuse to give their smartphones or tablets any consideration while they continue to adhere to a strategy of what I consider to be frivolous lawsuits, based largely upon software patents that should have never been granted.  I'm all for protecting individual property but granting patents to concepts on paper is ludicrous.

 

I sincerely hope they get burned on this one and all this immaturity put to a stop.

ford12acing 12 pts

apple opened up the door stating it hurt their sales, so it's only reasonable that they release those sales figures. of course the apple employee known as judge koh will probably make some bs excuse in favor of apple

judge Koh has been unreasonable punitive towards Samsung, and unreasonably acommodating of apple. As this will likely harm appke in some way I have no doubt in my mind that she will not force apple to release this info, and will in fact chastize Samsung for even suggesting such a thing. I think the time has come for this judge to recuse herself, and allow a judge who is actually impartial to take over

KennethShuler 9 pts

apple will most likely try to alter the numbers before they release them, so they can look like the hurt little child that gets bullied.