Samsung has just certified the Smart Case, a copy of the Smart Cover for Apple. The fact that he affixed his seal is all the more surprising that Cupertino has brought charges against him arguing that its shelves are copies of the iPad. No doubt it will not play in his favor. The story was revealed by the team of 9 to 5 Mac has discovered that the company manufactured and sold Anymode the Smart Box which is exclusively intended for the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
"They then discovered that the PD G of Anymode is the nephew of President of the Executive Committee of Samsung Electronics and the firm boasts of close relations with the Korean manufacturer. This could explain why the Smart Case is certified Designed for Samsung Mobile, a label owned by Samsung and the company affix on the products it approves the use of its mobile devices.
The fact that a company produces a copy of commonly owned by a company famous is nothing new. For cons, the fact that the copy comes from a prop Official and Samsung officially approved its use is very strange, especially since the relationship between Apple and Samsung are already weakened by judicial proceedings that would have pushed the U.S. to choose from TSMC to manufacture its processors A6. The Smart Case will even take over the colors used by Cupertino. Steve Jobs introduced its Smart Cover with the iPad 2. The cover attaches to the blackboard with magnets and the device on and off automatically. The Smart Case does not allow this kind of interaction with the tablet from Samsung, but it can be folded up and serve for the device, exactly like the original.
According to some estimates, the Smart Cover has already reported $ 300 million in Apple. At the time of writing this news, Anymode withdrew Smart Case of Samsung's website and has made no official statement on the matter.
"They then discovered that the PD G of Anymode is the nephew of President of the Executive Committee of Samsung Electronics and the firm boasts of close relations with the Korean manufacturer. This could explain why the Smart Case is certified Designed for Samsung Mobile, a label owned by Samsung and the company affix on the products it approves the use of its mobile devices.
The fact that a company produces a copy of commonly owned by a company famous is nothing new. For cons, the fact that the copy comes from a prop Official and Samsung officially approved its use is very strange, especially since the relationship between Apple and Samsung are already weakened by judicial proceedings that would have pushed the U.S. to choose from TSMC to manufacture its processors A6. The Smart Case will even take over the colors used by Cupertino. Steve Jobs introduced its Smart Cover with the iPad 2. The cover attaches to the blackboard with magnets and the device on and off automatically. The Smart Case does not allow this kind of interaction with the tablet from Samsung, but it can be folded up and serve for the device, exactly like the original.
According to some estimates, the Smart Cover has already reported $ 300 million in Apple. At the time of writing this news, Anymode withdrew Smart Case of Samsung's website and has made no official statement on the matter.
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