The Apple case is unusual because many Chinese customers have rallied to its side.
The reverberations from the Apple case may resonate worldwide, particularly given the recent spate of lawsuits and court orders against online news sites.
They stop companies from engaging in perfectly legitimate, perfectly voluntary competitive actions, such as the sorts of pricing agreements that have come under fire in the Apple case.
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In the second, the other, Apple v Samsung case over smartphone patents Apple has just applied to have more Samsung phones banned from sale.
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Companies in the tech-rich Nasdaq have increased their stock prices in the last three months by 23% in the cases of Google and eBay, 26% in the case of Apple and by 40% in the case of Netflix.
Image representing Apple as depicted in CrunchBaseListening to the bear case for Apple suggests that Apple has been passed by, a Technology Titan Has Been.
Apple rested its case Monday, and Samsung began presenting its own case later that day.
During the patents court case Apple revealed it had licensed some of its technologies to Microsoft.
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Jobs admitting there was at the very least a small problem may have helped Apple's case.
The awards are dwarfed by the damages being sought by Apple in its case in California.
In Apple's case, the sheen of eminence certainly matched the CEO's attitude, and extended from it.
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In Apple's case, its best customers definitely feel personally involved with the company's ethos, products and leaders.
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But if your investment time horizon is just 3 years, then in the aggressive case Apple only returns 7.7%.
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In that area, Apple is a case study in systemic or structural innovation.
Apple made the case for a game-based social network more difficult by adding new features to its Game Center service.
Finally in terms of company disposition the measurement is whether the company, in this case Apple, was better off after he ran it.
Apple, an antitrust case in which the U.S. alleges that Apple and five of the largest publishers colluded to raise the prices of ebooks.
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The real surprise is that Microsoft (which outside of the XBOX division is rarely held to be the most effective marketer) trumps Apple in this case.
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In case Apple's patents hold up under appeal, Google could recode Android to ensure there was no potential infringement, or handset makers could seek to pay their rival a licence fee.
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Thus did Judge Richard Posner, in the recent Apple and Motorola case, deplore the misuse of patents governing smartphones and, in no uncertain terms, chastise both sides as he dismissed their respective claims.
Apple presented its case first and called its last witness earlier this week, arguing that Samsung has infringed on both design and utility patents that cover the look and feel of its best-selling products and how they work.
In Apple's case, its beloved iPod seems to be a globe-sized target for attacks (and lawsuits), and just a day after the company laid blame to Windows for "not being hardy enough against viruses" found on recently shipped 5.5G 'Pods, Microsoft is firing back with its own harsh criticisms.
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It could be argued that the high-profile case between Apple and Samsung that Judge Richard Posner refused to try this summer was just such a case.
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In any case, Apple's new technology could herald the next generation of wireless mobility.
Sure, in this case, Apple prioritized its mobile store experience while neglecting its corporate site experience.
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And there are times, like what is certainly the case at Apple, where you have no choice.
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Yet despite these negatives, the stock has appreciated 7% and the investment case for Apple remains intact.
Penny with steady prices would have customer crowds flocking to its stores, as is the case with Apple.
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Schack says those suits have similarities to this case against Apple, and most of those suits were settled.
Whatever the case, Apple will need to do this in order to increase its presence in the emerging markets.
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