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Re:A US judge rules Samsung 'infringed' Apple's auto-complet... by bgaluszka on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @11:49AM (#7103745)
> It is imported (attached to hardware) by Samsung so why should it not be their legal problem?

Following that path, do you think hardware manufacturer is responsible for pre-installed software e.g. Asus for Windows, and that companies should sue Asus instead of Microsoft?

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Re:A US judge rules Samsung 'infringed' Apple's auto-complet... by josephlord on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @01:00PM (#7104250)
Yes. But Microsoft will indemnify their customers (and license or take on the complainant in court) I believe (I'm not party to those contracts so that may be wrong) unlike Google with it's Android customers.
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