[Ken Gracey]

Apple this week sent out Faxes to electronic stores in the USA telling them to not sell any samsung galaxy tabs ?

Is this a little heavy handed ? Or are they just hi lighting the fact that they one an injection against samsung is the states, and letting everybody know, that buy selling samsung tabs they are breaking the law ?

Personally I think apple are playing into Samsung's arms, for any of you regular twitter followers, there has been a campaign on twitter now for 2 weeks, with the hashtag #boycottapple.

I think apple are starting to turn into the microsoft of the 90s, which is a real shame.

here is a copy of the Fax

VIA FACSIMILE, REGISTERED MAIL, FEDERAL EXPRESS AND REGISTERED AGENT
Re: Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-11-01846 (LHK)
Dear [recipient]:
We represent Apple Inc. in the above-referenced action.
We enclose a copy of the June 26 preliminary injunction ordered entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in this case together with a copy of Apple's U.S. Design Patent No. D504,889 (the '889 patent'). With the posting of the requisite bond, the order is now in effect.
The order provides as follows:
[T]he Court issues the following order enjoining the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from sale in the United States: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc., its officers, directors, partners, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, subsidiaries, and those acting in concert with any of them, are enjoined from making, using, offering to sell, or selling within the United States, or importing into the United States, Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer, and any product that is no more than colorably different from this specified product and embodies any design contained in U.S. Design Patent No. D504,889.
(emphasis added).
As the italicized language provides, the order applies not only to the named Samsung entities, but also to anyone "acting in concert" with them. Apple thus believes that the order extends to you because you may be selling, offering to sell, or importing the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer.
Please comply with the order by ceasing immediately to engage in any of the specified acts (e.g., importing, offering to sell, or selling within the United States) in connection with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer and any product that is no more than colorably different from it and embodies the '889 patent's design. At a minimum, Apple believes compliance with the Court's order requires immediately removing for sale the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from all physical and online venues under your direction or control.
Please contact the undersigned if you have questions.
Regards,
[signatory]
Enclosures

[Some Random Bloke]

I agree Ken. While they may be legally right it's not going to help their cause or do a great deal of conceivable damage to iPad sales.

[Ken Gracey]

Correct its a well known fact that i am better looking than Mick, but i don't post the fact all over the forums

[bitingmidge]

Ohhh dear.... five people in the universe send tweets to boycott apple.

Three are lying, One can't afford Apple stuff anyway, and the other is the guy that bought a Zune and really believes there is an alternative.

I'm sure Apple are contemplating their decision!

In the meantime it has Samsung's private bits in a vice, and tightening said vice with the law onside is perfectly legitimate. Why aren't people boycotting retailers who are selling product in defiance of a court order?

You see, it's unthinking folk like that we don't want on team Apple isn't it?

Cheers,

P

[Some Random Bloke]

bitingmidge, on 14 July 2012 - 02:12 PM, said:

You see, it's unthinking folk like that we don't want on team Apple isn't it?

Cheers,

P

Hear here! Keep the riff raff out I say!