Re:Apple v. Samsung: Surprises in Latest Court Documents
by justinschuh on Sunday July 29, 2012 @12:18AM
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Yes, straw men do make for easy targets, particularly when you make up random numbers to support your point.
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Re:Apple v. Samsung: Surprises in Latest Court Documents
by spiralpolitik on Sunday July 29, 2012 @01:08AM
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"Samsung is known to have demanded 2.4% of Apple's sales as a royalty for its wireless SEPs. That figure showed up in an Italian court ruling and was mentioned in open court in The Hague, Netherlands, by Apple's Dutch counsel."
2.4% of $650-$850 (Retail range of Unlocked iPhone 4S) is around $16-$20 per device. Quad-band 3G UMTS modems retail as low as $13 in lots of 1000. That's a full modem not just the UMTS chipset. And trust me Apple is not buying chipsets retail or in lots of 1000.
sources: http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/07/apple-seeks-25-billion-in...
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/571149685/Low_peice_OEM_7_...