WHY I THINK APPLE’S $1 BILLION JURY AWARD MAY REALLY BE WORTH $450 BILLION
Nine jurors in the Federal Court of the Northern District of Southern California handedApple a big victory against Samsung on Friday evening. The jury awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages, found all seven of Apple’s patents valid, found Samsung infringed six of Apple’s patents, and found Apple not to have infringed on any of Samsung’s five patents. Here is how this verdict and award may prove to be worth $450 billion to Apple. Kicking Google In The Teeth This verdict kicks Google’s Android in the teeth. The result will be higher costs for phone manufacturers who use Google Android and some slowdown in