... you randomly conjecture

... or they argue that the ruling was rediculous without dropping the lawsuit or agreeing that *Samsung* is cool.

...just what we need, another clunky portmanteau.

RTFA Germany uses contact-less

Sounds like lots of room in that market to undercut the opposition.

what?

leave off the first phrase of the summary and it's accuracy and quality increase dramatically.

you know he doesn't work at Apple anymore, right?

They can't even break the top 3!

Apple (neé Intrinsity) designs, Samsung manufactures:

Despite charges and litigation that the tablet division of the Korean company "slavishly copies" Apple's designs and patents, thus far the chip manufacturing side of Samsung has proven to be a good fit for the iPad maker, to the point where Apple is expanding a Texas-based facility used in conjunction with a Samsung factory in Austin, said to be where the next generation of A-series chips will be built.

(from your electronista link)

huh, in my similarly long experience, all the anecdotal evidence points the opposite way. Whodathunk?

what?

How did you come to that conclusion?

Have you even looked at their lineup? At its most minimal (~'97) there were consumer and pro desktops and a laptop. Now there are all sorts of products and choices. They are farther from one size than they have ever been.

You know Cook's parachute doesn't deploy for 10 years, right? It half deploys in 5 years.