The legal battle between Apple and Samsung is heating up. Apple is complaining of harassment in Samsung’s latest bid to get an early look at Apple’s next iPhone. The issue stems from a suit filed by Apple in April in the U.S. District Court of Northern California accusing Samsung of copying its designs.
The judge in that case ordered Samsung to show Apple prototypes of its unreleased smartphones and tablets. The lawsuit shows side-by-side comparisons of the Apple iPhone 3GS model, released in June 2009, and the Galaxy S i9000 model, released in March 2010.
This latest move by Samsung seems a bit of a tit-for-tat maneuver and a questionable move at that, given that Samsung is one of Apple’s biggest suppliers.
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Tekedia pities Samsung as they will lose their supply contract with Apple. They need to manage this problem and avoid the temptation of fighting the big Apple in this case. Let them settle because Apple could cut them off.